Garden Route Surf

Detailed Garden Route surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in Garden Route. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in Garden Route. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Garden Route over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Garden Route and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

Garden Route Surf Forecast

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Garden Route Surf Forecast map for predicting the best wave and wind conditions across the region. For surfers, the map shows the most powerful swell tracking across near-shore open water and not the peak waves experienced by boats out at sea. Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions. The forecast updates every 6 hours and most live weather reports update every hour. You can animate the Garden Route Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the Garden Route coastline are also listed below.

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Garden Route Wavefinder

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	Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tuesday 20			Wed
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	5	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 SW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SW	1.1 SW	1.7 S	1.4 S	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.2 ESE	0.7 SSW	2.3 SW	4.0 SW	2.5 SSW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	13	12	12	16	12	12	12	12	11	11	10	9	8	9	9	9	16	10	12	11
Energy(?)	1472	1947	1395	1009	899	1322	864	616	518	509	512	258	569	325	298	320	281	243	215	1090	3674	1604
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	off	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		4:35PM	4:38AM 4:09AM		5:07PM		5:14AM	5:42PM		5:49AM	6:25PM		6:33AM	7:19PM	4:35PM	7:30AM		8:31PM	5:37PM			6:30PM
Low Tide / height (m)	10:19AM		10:23PM	10:56AM		11:05PM	11:30AM		11:41PM 10:26AM	12:08PM		12:26AM	12:56PM		1:27AM	1:57PM		2:50AM			7:41AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	4	3	-
High °C	22	22	18	23	23	22	29	31	26	20	20	16	22	25	21	20	21	16	16	12	13	15
Low °C	19	20	17	19	21	20	22	31	18	17	17	16	16	22	17	17	18	15	12	12	12	12
Chill °C (?)	22	22	18	23	23	22	29	31	26	20	20	16	22	25	21	20	21	16	14	8	11	14
Sunrise	7:15	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:20
Sunset	-	5:36	-	-	5:35	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:31	-	-	5:32	-	-	5:36	-	-	5:35	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 SW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SW	1.1 SW	1.7 S	1.4 S	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.0 E	0.7 ESE	0.6 SW	2.5 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	13	12	12	16	12	12	12	12	11	11	10	9	8	9	9	9	9	9	13	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.8 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 S	0.7 S	0.9 SSE	1.0 ESE	0.5 SW	0.7 SSE	0.5 S	0.7 SW	1.0 SW	0.7 SSW	0.3 SSE	0.5 E	1.1 SW
Period (s)	12	12	11	11	11	5	5	5	5	14	13	6	6	10	9	9	6	8	16	12	10	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.4 ESE	0.6 ESE	1.0 E	-	-	-	0.4 WSW	-	0.4 E	1.4 ESE	1.3 ESE	0.3 W	-	-	-	2.5 WSW	2.3 SW	4.0 SW	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	3	4	5	-	-	-	4	-	9	6	7	3	-	-	-	8	10	12	-

	Wednesday 14							Thursday 15								Friday 16
	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	16	12	12
Energy(?)	1661	1547	1472	1947	1947	1619	1395	1395	1210	1154	1009	833	899	761	695	1322	634	561
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	off	off	off	off	off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	4:09AM 1.90				4:35PM 1.55				4:42AM 1.60					5:07PM 1.50				5:14AM 1.54
Low Tide / height (m)			10:19AM 0.30				10:33PM 0.31				10:56AM 0.24					11:05PM 0.39
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	19	22	22	20	18	18	17	18	19	23	23	21	20	19	21	20	22
Chill °C (?)	18	19	22	22	20	18	18	17	18	19	23	23	21	20	19	21	20	22
Sunrise	-	7:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:13
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:35	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	16	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 ESE	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	15	16	5	15	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 E	-	-	0.2 E	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.8 ESE	1.0 E	1.1 E	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	9	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	-