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.

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	Thu		Friday 07			Saturday 08			Sunday 09			Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thu
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route
Rating	2	0	0	3	3	0	3	0	0	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	5	4	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	1.6 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.4 ESE	1.8 ESE	2.0 ESE	2.1 ESE	2.1 ESE	3.5 ESE	2.4 ESE	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SW	1.4 ESE	1.0 SW	1.2 SW	1.7 SW	2.2 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	11	6	7	8	8	7	8	8	8	8	13	12	12	8	16	15	15	8	13	12	11
Energy(?)	358	377	353	860	741	534	727	874	981	2344	1681	1003	745	899	629	752	928	1392	1225	3489	2478	1669
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	on	on	off	off	cross- on	cross- off	on	cross- on	cross- off	on	cross	cross- off	off	cross	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	3:54PM 2.01	4:22AM 2.06		4:36PM 1.91		5:03AM 1.70	5:19PM 1.72		5:50AM 1.86	6:06PM 1.83		6:40AM 1.48	7:00PM 1.37		7:49AM 1.33		8:16PM 1.21	9:22AM 1.53		10:07PM 1.14	11:03AM 1.30
Low Tide / height (m)		10:08PM 0.14	10:23AM 0.07		10:53PM 0.04	11:07AM 0.17		11:35PM 0.18	11:42AM 0.55		12:11AM 0.54	12:52PM 0.50		1:19AM 0.49		2:12PM 0.64	2:39AM 0.61		4:24PM 0.92	4:21AM 0.64		5:44PM 0.62
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	5	-	1
High °C	18	17	21	23	18	22	22	19	23	24	20	26	25	20	24	22	20	23	19	17	17	18
Low °C	17	16	17	22	17	20	22	18	20	22	20	23	23	18	22	22	18	22	18	16	17	17
Chill °C (?)	17	16	21	23	17	22	22	18	23	24	20	26	25	20	24	22	20	23	18	16	16	17
Sunrise	-	-	5:24	-	-	5:24	-	-	5:24	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:20	-	-	5:16	-
Sunset	7:00	-	-	7:01	-	-	7:02	-	-	7:02	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:06	-	-	7:07
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.7 SW	1.0 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.3 SW	1.3 SSW	1.9 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.0 E	1.2 SW	0.6 SSE	1.1 SW	0.8 SSE	0.7 SSE	2.5 SSW
Period (s)	12	11	11	11	10	10	15	14	13	13	15	8	8	8	8	8	15	10	14	14	13	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SE	0.2 S	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SW	-	-	0.4 SSW	1.0 SW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SW	0.8 SW	1.0 SW	0.8 SSE	0.6 E	0.8 SSE	0.4 E	0.3 E	0.6 SSE
Period (s)	12	21	20	19	18	16	10	-	-	18	12	13	12	12	11	16	12	8	13	9	9	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.6 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.6 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.4 ESE	1.8 ESE	2.0 ESE	2.1 ESE	2.1 ESE	3.5 ESE	2.4 ESE	-	-	0.3 W	-	-	0.5 W	1.7 SW	2.2 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	-
Period (s)	6	6	6	7	8	8	7	8	8	8	8	-	-	3	-	-	3	15	8	13	12	-

	Thursday 06					Friday 07								Saturday 08								Sun
	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating	3	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	4	3	3	3	4	3	0	0	3	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 SW	1.9 ESE	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	1.6 ESE	2.2 ESE	2.5 E	3.0 ESE	2.5 E	2.4 ESE	2.0 ESE	2.2 E	1.8 ESE	1.8 ESE	1.9 ESE	2.2 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.2 ESE
Period(s) (?)	11	6	12	12	11	11	11	11	6	7	7	8	8	8	7	8	8	8	8	7	7	8
Energy(?)	545	535	312	307	293	282	214	246	353	556	827	1116	997	741	541	1068	541	596	695	881	1100	991
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	on	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	on	on	on	off	off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	off	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			3:54PM 2.01				4:21AM 1.78				4:37PM 2.19					5:03AM 1.73				5:19PM 1.75
Low Tide / height (m)	9:41AM 0.02				10:12PM -0.06				10:16AM 0.26				10:53PM 0.04									11:35PM 0.18
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	17	17	17	16	15	15	18	21	21	20	18	17	17	17	20	22	21	20	19	18	17
Chill °C (?)	16	16	16	16	15	14	14	18	21	21	19	17	17	17	16	20	22	21	20	19	18	17
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:22	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:05	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	1.8 ESE	0.6 SW	0.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW
Period (s)	11	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	8	10	16	15	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.2 SSE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.6 SW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.1 S	-
Period (s)	12	23	12	11	11	11	10	20	20	20	19	18	18	18	18	10	16	10	10	9	8	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.7 ESE	1.9 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.6 ESE	2.2 ESE	2.5 E	3.0 ESE	2.5 E	2.4 ESE	2.0 ESE	2.2 E	1.8 ESE	1.8 ESE	1.9 ESE	2.2 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.2 ESE
Period (s)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	8	7	8	8	8	8	7	7	8

	Thursday 06															Friday 07
	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating	3	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	4	3	3	3	4	3	0	0	3	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 SW	1.8 ESE	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.9 ESE	1.8 ESE	1.8 ESE	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW
Period(s) (?)	11	6	11	11	12	12	12	12	6	6	6	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Energy(?)	388	466	545	546	538	354	359	352	501	479	475	307	309	275	299	261	257	377	377	247	214	248
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	on	off	off	off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	on	on	on	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	on	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)								3:54PM 2.01													4:21AM 1.78
Low Tide / height (m)		9:37AM 0.19													10:12PM -0.06
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	15	16	16	15	15	15
Chill °C (?)	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	16	14	15	15	15	14	15
Sunrise	5:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:22
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SW	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.4 SSW	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.1 SE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 SSW	0.1 SE	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	13	23	12	12	9	12	12	12	22	22	22	11	11	11	11	11	11	21	21	20	10	20
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.8 ESE	1.8 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.9 ESE	1.8 ESE	1.8 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE
Period (s)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6