Lookout Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(South-Africa – Garden Route)
| Name: | Lookout Beach |
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| Type: | beach |
| Reliability: | fairly consistent |
| Best Swell: SE | Offshore Wind: WNW |
Lookout Beach in Garden Route is a reasonably exposed beach break that has reasonably consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the west northwest. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Watch out for sharks.
Overall Lookout Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution
IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.
The figure shows the range of swells directed at Lookout Beach over a normal year. It i... (show all text)
This chart illustrates how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different dire... (show all text)
Also see Lookout Beach surf quality by season and Lookout Beach surf quality by month.
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Use this relief map to navigate to South-Africa - Garden Route surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Lookout Beach
Visitor Reviews of Lookout Beach |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Lookout Beach:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | The Wedge | 1 mi |
| Second closest break | The Wreck | 1 mi |
| Third closest break | Robberg | 2 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Keurbooms | 5 mi |
| Fifth closest break | The Heads | 18 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to Lookout Beach: |
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| Closest wave buoy | Brazil Buoy | 4185 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | Lion Buoy | 5372 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | Nice Buoy | 5418 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | Middle Atlantic Buoy | 5697 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | Gascogne Buoy | 5746 mi |
Tide stations nearest to Lookout Beach: |
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| Closest tide station | Durban, South Africa | 536 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Heard Island, Antarctica | 2761 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Mawson, Antarctica | 2801 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Royal Bay (Moltke Harbor), South Georgia | 3158 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Leith Harbor, South Georgia | 3185 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Lookout Beach: |
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| Closest ski area | Tiffindell (South Africa) | 355 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Afri-Ski (Lesotho) | 481 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Afri-Ski (Lesotho) | 481 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Afri-Ski (Lesotho) | 481 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Afri-Ski (Lesotho) | 481 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to Lookout Beach: |
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| Closest city location | Plettenberg Bay (South Africa) | 2 mi |
| Second closest city location | Knysna (South Africa) | 19 mi |
| Third closest city location | Willowmore (South Africa) | 55 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | George (South Africa) | 57 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Mossel Bay (South Africa) | 71 mi |
- The nearest passenger airport to Lookout Beach is George Airport (GRJ) in South Africa, which is 92 km (57 miles) away (directly).
- The second closest airport to Lookout Beach is Oudtshoorn Airport (DUH), also in South Africa, 121 km (75 miles) away.
