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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	Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21			Saturday 22			Sunday 23			Monday 24			Tue
	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	The Wreck Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating	2	3	2	3	4	4	5	5	5	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 SW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.2 S	1.3 S	1.2 SSE	0.8 SSW	1.2 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.2 SW
Period(s) (?)	10	16	14	13	13	12	15	16	15	14	14	13	12	11	10	10	18	16	16	14	14	13
Energy(?)	257	448	484	414	461	1555	1920	4019	4265	2570	2591	1266	1376	479	621	971	1028	1206	1354	1197	1096	550
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- on	glass	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	glass	cross- off	cross	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)		2:31PM 1.66	2:55AM 1.58		3:02PM 1.99	3:24AM 1.54		3:31PM 1.64	3:53AM 1.62		4:00PM 1.65	4:23AM 1.56		4:30PM 1.57	4:54AM 1.55		4:54PM 1.84		5:28AM 1.73	5:28PM 1.75		6:06AM 1.41
Low Tide / height (m)	8:22AM 0.33		8:48PM 0.21	8:52AM 0.29		9:16PM 0.17	9:22AM 0.27		9:44PM 0.18	9:51AM 0.30		10:13PM 0.19	10:22AM 0.31		10:42PM 0.24	10:53AM 0.36		11:06PM 0.46	11:16AM 0.67		11:49PM 0.34	12:07PM 0.51
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	19	19	19	20	17	20	21	17	22	21	18	21	20	19	21	22	19	20	21	19	20
Low °C	18	19	16	18	20	15	18	20	16	19	21	16	18	20	18	20	20	16	19	21	16	19
Chill °C (?)	20	19	19	19	20	17	20	21	17	22	21	18	21	20	19	21	22	19	20	21	19	20
Sunrise	5:11	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:16	-	-	5:15	-	-	5:15	-	-	5:11	-	-	5:13
Sunset	-	7:13	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:14	-	-	7:14	-	-	7:19	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:16	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SSW	1.7 SW	1.7 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.2 S	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.2 SW
Period (s)	10	10	14	13	10	12	15	16	15	14	14	13	12	11	10	10	11	16	16	14	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 ESE	0.8 SSW	0.7 SW	0.4 ESE	0.9 SW	1.1 SSW	1.4 SW	-	-	-	-	-	1.3 S	0.6 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.1 S	1.1 SW	0.8 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.5 S
Period (s)	6	16	10	5	13	17	11	-	-	-	-	-	11	12	11	11	10	11	9	9	8	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 ESE	1.0 ESE	0.7 E	1.2 SSE	0.6 E	-	0.5 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.4 E	0.4 ESE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	5	5	10	5	-	5	4	4	3

	Mon	Tuesday 18								Wednesday 19								Thursday 20
	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route
Rating	3	2	3	2	0	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 ESE	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.6 SW	0.8 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.6 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.5 SSW
Period(s) (?)	6	11	11	10	10	10	16	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	17	17	16	15	16
Energy(?)	549	452	502	389	198	234	427	507	603	586	584	536	465	507	544	814	1317	1587	1642	1583	1920	3299
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			2:25AM 1.53				2:31PM 1.62				2:55AM 1.55				3:00PM 1.71				3:24AM 1.84
Low Tide / height (m)	8:22PM 0.25				8:16AM 0.51				8:48PM 0.21				8:52AM 0.29				9:11PM 0.38				9:22AM 0.27
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	15	16	18	20	20	20	18	18	18	16	18	20	20	20	17	17	16	16	18	20	21
Chill °C (?)	15	15	16	18	20	20	20	18	18	18	16	18	20	20	20	17	17	16	16	18	20	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:16	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.3 ESE	1.1 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.5 SSW
Period (s)	11	11	6	6	6	10	10	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	9	12	12	12	16	15	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 S	0.6 S	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.7 S	0.7 E	0.7 SW	0.8 SW	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.5 E	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.9 SSW	1.1 SW	0.9 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.4 SW	0.7 S
Period (s)	9	8	11	10	7	6	16	10	8	8	7	5	5	5	10	13	18	17	17	12	11	20
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.0 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.1 E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	6	6	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Monday 17			Tuesday 18
	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route
Rating	3	2	3	2	0	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 ESE	2.0 ESE	1.9 ESE	1.8 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	1.4 ESE	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW
Period(s) (?)	6	6	7	6	7	11	11	11	11	6	10	10	10	10	10	10	16	16	16	16	16	16
Energy(?)	594	549	556	508	453	476	476	366	502	445	424	389	261	343	241	239	361	377	377	367	504	492
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	on	off	cross- on	off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)							2:26AM 1.47												2:34PM 1.97
Low Tide / height (m)	8:22PM 0.25												8:22AM 0.33
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	17	17	16	17	16	15	15	15	16	17	18	19	19	19	20	21	21	21	20	20	20
Chill °C (?)	16	16	17	15	17	16	15	15	15	16	17	18	19	19	19	20	21	21	21	20	20	20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	0.7 SW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.1 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.8 SW	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.8 SSW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	6	6	6	6	6	6	10	6	6	6	6	6	16	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.5 S	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 ESE	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 E	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW
Period (s)	8	9	9	9	8	19	19	11	11	10	10	10	10	6	10	10	16	16	16	6	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.0 ESE	2.0 ESE	1.9 ESE	1.8 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	-	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.2 E	1.1 E	-	1.1 E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	6	6	7	6	7	6	6	-	6	6	6	6	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-