Keurbooms surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 SAST
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Keurbooms surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Keurbooms sea temperature is
18.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Keurbooms today?

The current surf forecast for Keurbooms at 3PM is: 7.5m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)25ft (7.5m)12s
Afternoon (06 May)25ft (7.5m)12s
Evening (06 May)21ft (6.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 103mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Wed morning, light winds from the N by Fri night).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SSE
11
7.5
SSE
12
7.5
SSE
12
7
SE
12
8
SE
13
7
SE
13
6.5
SE
13
5.5
SE
13
6
SE
13
5.5
SE
13
5.5
SE
13
5
SE
12
5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5997
16351
16057
15426
21212
14964
14308
10065
11385
10511
10161
8422
7481
6238
5568
4840
4340
3594
3368
3680
4610
4041
4233
3844
Wind (km/h)
50
S
55
SE
60
SSE
55
SSE
45
SSE
40
S
35
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NW
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:07PM1.33m
6:13AM1.32m
6:51PM1.25m
6:57AM1.22m
7:53PM1.18m
Low Tide
11:54AM0.38m
00:07AM0.52m
12:32PM0.47m
00:53AM0.62m
1:24PM0.55m
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:05
7:05
7:05
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5:40
5:39
5:38
5:37
38
7
8
13
13
15
15
10
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
14
14
13
13
13
16
17
16
14
13
13
8
8
6
7
7
8
8
7
9
11
11
12
13
12
12
11
11
11
14
14
15
13
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
5.5
SE
13
6
SE
13
5.5
SE
13
5.5
SE
13
5
SE
12
5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
Energy kJ
197
123
82
137
301
209
248
10065
11385
10511
10161
8422
7481
6238
5568
4840
4340
3594
3368
3680
4610
4041
4233
3844
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.8
SW
13
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.5
SSW
10
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.1
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
Energy kJ
127
127
125
79
79
56
46
208
30
93
132
118
209
301
261
249
399
450
372
659
1014
976
879
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.6
SSW
18
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
17
0.8
WSW
13
1
S
9
0.7
WSW
12
Energy kJ
31
67
127
143
68
97
95
228
241
449
553
212
158
125
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SSE
11
7.5
SSE
12
7.5
SSE
12
7
SE
12
8
SE
13
7
SE
13
6.5
SE
13
3
SSW
10
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
Energy kJ
5997
16351
16057
15426
21212
14964
14308
1847
175
175
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
7
6
4
4
4
3
3
5
3
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
309
192
140
329
204
204
204
375
375
120
375
423
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
6
6
5
6
5
6
6
7
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
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