Lookout Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Garden Route, South Africa)

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Lookout Beach Surf Guide

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.

Lookout Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	18.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Lookout Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Lookout Beach occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Lookout Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

februaryBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing Lookout Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Spring and most often the month of February. Clean surfable waves are typically found 8% of the time in February while 13% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 79% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

13%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

79%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Lookout Beach Location Map

Interactive Lookout Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. 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.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Lookout Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 14:36 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (m)	SSE	SE	SE	SE
Period (s)	12	12	13	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

What does Lookout Beach look like?

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Credit: Andre Muller Credit: Andre Muller Credit: Andre Muller

Tides at Lookout Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Keurbooms, 8 km from Lookout Beach.

Next High Water: 06:07pm | 1.33m

Next Low Water: 12:07am | 0.52m

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Lookout Beach Sea Temperature

The Lookout Beach water temperature is reasonably warm (18.8 °C) and the air temperature will similar (windchill forecast 15.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 18.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite