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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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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	Sunday 02			Monday 03			Tuesday 04			Wednesday 05			Thursday 06			Friday 07			Saturday 08			Sun
	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	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside 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	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River 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
Rating	4	4	0	3	4	4	4	4	0	0	3	2	2	2	0	0	3	3	3	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.3 SW	2.4 SW	1.5 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	0.8 SW	1.4 ESE	2.3 ESE	2.1 ESE	1.9 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.4 SW	1.5 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	12	11	6	7	7	8	8	14	13
Energy(?)	1725	1641	554	1069	799	1005	1447	1493	877	650	635	583	448	446	292	261	629	594	658	686	1750	1140
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	on	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)	1:17PM 1.99		1:41AM 1.58	1:55PM 1.82		2:21AM 1.70		2:34PM 1.96	3:01AM 1.78		3:12PM 2.18	3:41AM 2.10		3:55PM 1.97	4:21AM 1.78		4:36PM 1.87		5:04AM 1.98	5:19PM 1.72		5:50AM 1.86
Low Tide / height (m)		7:40PM 0.36		7:39AM 0.18		8:15PM 0.03	8:20AM 0.08		8:54PM -0.07	9:00AM 0.02		9:31PM 0.10	9:41AM 0.02		10:12PM -0.06	10:16AM 0.26		10:47PM 0.23	10:57AM 0.38		11:35PM 0.17	11:42AM 0.55
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	18	16	22	21	17	17	18	16	20	20	18	17	17	16	19	20	16	25	27	24	30
Low °C	16	17	15	17	19	16	17	18	15	17	20	17	17	17	15	16	19	16	21	25	22	28
Chill °C (?)	18	18	15	22	21	17	17	18	16	20	20	18	16	16	15	18	20	14	25	27	24	30
Sunrise	5:26	-	-	5:26	-	-	5:24	-	-	5:26	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:24	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:20
Sunset	-	6:57	-	-	7:00	-	-	6:58	-	-	7:00	-	-	7:00	-	-	7:00	-	-	7:01	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.3 SW	2.4 SW	1.5 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	0.8 SW	0.6 SW	0.8 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SW	1.8 ESE	1.7 ESE
Period (s)	12	12	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	12	11	11	11	10	14	13	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	0.2 E	0.1 E	0.2 E	0.4 SE	0.2 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.3 E	0.3 SW	0.2 E	0.9 SSE	0.2 E	0.2 SSE	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.6 SW	0.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW
Period (s)	14	10	10	9	4	9	8	9	9	16	8	6	8	12	21	8	19	18	10	17	14	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.4 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 ESE	-	1.1 SE	1.1 SE	1.3 ESE	1.4 ESE	2.3 ESE	2.1 ESE	1.9 ESE	1.7 ESE	2.0 E	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	6	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	8	-

	Sunday 02							Monday 03								Tuesday 04
	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.3 SW	2.2 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.2 SW	1.4 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SSW	2.2 SW	1.5 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	1.9 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	11	13	12	12	12
Energy(?)	1757	1640	1908	1999	1446	1427	1403	1227	1174	1117	460	829	980	1089	1121	1005	1295	1008	1231	1520	1493	1036
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	glass	on	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				1:16PM 1.66				1:41AM 1.58				1:57PM 2.15					2:21AM 1.70				2:34PM 1.96
Low Tide / height (m)		7:02AM 0.51				7:36PM 0.18				7:39AM 0.19					8:15PM 0.03				8:20AM 0.25
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	16	18	18	17	15	14	14	14	17	19	21	21	16	16	16	16	16	18	18	18	16
Chill °C (?)	13	16	18	18	17	14	13	14	14	17	19	21	21	16	16	16	16	16	18	18	18	16
Sunrise	-	5:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:28	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	6:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:58	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.3 SW	2.2 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.2 SW	1.4 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SSW	2.2 SW	1.5 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	1.9 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	11	13	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.6 SSW	0.6 S	0.1 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 S	0.2 E	0.3 E	1.2 SSW	0.4 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.4 E
Period (s)	10	10	15	15	10	10	10	12	11	9	9	9	9	9	12	9	9	13	8	9	9	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.2 ESE	-	0.3 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	3	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Sunday 02																					Mon
	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	1.5 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.3 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	2.1 SSW	2.3 SW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	1.4 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11
Energy(?)	1935	1845	2605	2861	2231	2344	2009	2105	1908	1815	768	1215	1607	1642	1641	1163	1458	1049	1049	1403	1403	933
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- on	on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	on
High Tide / height (m)												1:17PM 1.99
Low Tide / height (m)					6:57AM 0.33													7:40PM 0.36
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	15	14	14	16	16	17	18	18	18	17	19	18	17	17	16	16	15	15	14	13	14
Chill °C (?)	14	14	13	13	16	16	17	18	18	18	16	19	17	16	17	15	16	14	14	13	12	13
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	1.5 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.3 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	2.1 SSW	2.3 SW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	1.4 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 E	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	0.4 S	0.6 S	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.1 E	0.2 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	1.3 SW
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	15	15	15	15	15	14	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-