The Wreck surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 26 Nov 2025 SAST
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The Wreck surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
19.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at The Wreck today?

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 3PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)8ft (2.4m)13s
Afternoon (26 Nov)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (26 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

Table - waves today at The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sat
29
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
2.3
S
1.4
SW
3
SE
3
SE
3
ESE
3
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.2
ESE
1.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)141313131212121211111010888888888999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)254620841756150312841138115810696505151146404984111711991082926798741943921858737585
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
25
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
NNE
10
W
15
W
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:53AM
1.33
6:58PM
1.27
7:53AM
1.29
8:06PM
1.19
9:09AM
1.30
9:37PM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:58PM
0.57
1:22AM
0.47
2:08PM
0.62
2:28AM
0.52
3:36PM
0.61
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sat
29
Sunrise-5:09-------5:09-------5:07------
Sunset----7:17-------7:19-------7:19---
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
heavy rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------1-----112---
Temp. °C212423232221202020212222212020191921262322222120
Feels °C (?)182422232322212019202018171718181921252322232017
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