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.

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Please enable JavaScript to access the following map views:All map types that you can enable here: Garden Route Colour Base Map, Wave Height, Wave Energy, Garden Route Swell 1 Energy, Swell 2 Energy, Windwave Energy, Garden Route Precipitation, Wind, Temperature, Garden Route Cloud Cover.Map overlays available for display: Garden Route Pressure, Wind.Symbols shown on the map: Garden Route Surf Breaks, Tide Forecasts, Cities, Garden Route Ski Resorts, Live Wave Buoys, Live Webcams, Garden Route Wind Now, Temperature Now, Weather Now, Garden Route Swell at breaks, Rating at breaks.

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.

Garden Route Photos

Garden Route Wavefinder

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	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	6	0	4	5	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 19	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 9	E 9	SW 12	E 9	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 14	SW 14	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 16	SSW 15
kJ	5156	4654	2549	2033	1261	528	388	314	280	195	290	212	2349	3090	2391	1288	962	1221	1098	2128	1860
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	ENE	E	ESE	N	ENE	ESE	WNW	WSW	W	W	SSE	ESE	SSE	E	ESE	ESE	ENE	E	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	on	off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide	12:15PM1.23m		00:43AM1.36m	1:23PM1.38m		1:40AM1.49m		2:07PM1.61m	2:23AM1.59m		2:45PM1.78m	3:02AM1.98m		3:19PM1.94m	3:34AM1.79m		3:51PM1.99m	4:05AM1.83m		4:21PM1.95m	4:36AM1.75m
Low Tide		6:34PM0.78m		7:09AM0.44m	7:36PM0.42m		7:57AM0.48m		8:22PM0.24m	8:34AM0.13m		8:59PM0.29m	9:07AM0.24m		9:34PM0.02m	9:40AM-0.02m		10:05PM-0.00m	10:09AM-0.01m		10:35PM0.01m


mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	3	1	5	2	1	—
Max °C	17	17	16	21	24	22	26	28	23	22	19	16	17	18	16	17	16	16	18	20	18
Min °C	15	16	15	16	24	22	23	27	22	21	18	14	15	16	16	16	15	15	16	18	17
Chill °C	16	16	15	21	24	22	26	28	23	22	19	16	17	18	16	17	16	15	18	20	18
	6:41	—	—	6:37	—	—	6:41	—	—	6:35	—	—	6:37	—	—	6:33	—	—	6:31	—	—
	—	6:15	—	—	6:13	—	—	6:14	—	—	6:15	—	—	6:15	—	—	6:16	—	—	6:16	—
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 19	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 16	ESE 9
kJ	5156	4654	2549	2033	1261	528	388	300	188	117	290	212	2349	3090	2391	1288	851	570	625	2128	1090
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	—	—	ESE 8	SSE 12	SW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 14	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	—	SE 13	—	SSW 18	—	SSW 15
kJ	179	—	—	345	50	437	243	314	174	195	67	48	56	35	36	—	7	—	186	—	1860
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	E 8	ESE 8	—	—	—	E 9	WSW 2	WSW 3	—	—	—	—	SSE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 9
kJ	192	386	371	652	414	—	—	—	280	1	4	—	—	—	—	914	962	1221	1098	1468	1587
Sea °C	16	16	16	15	16	16	16	16	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Diff °C	-1.4	-0.8	-1.4	-2.1	-1.5	-1.5	-0.8	-1.5	-2.1	-1.5	-1.5	-0.8	-0.8	-1.4	-1.5	-1.5	-1.4	-1.4	-1.5	-1.5	-1.5