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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Garden Route Wavefinder

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	Sat	Sunday 25			Monday 26			Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28			Thursday 29			Friday 30			Saturday 31
	Night	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	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating	4	0	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	0	4	0	0	4	3	3	3	2	2	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SSW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.4 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	0.8 SSW	2.0 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	10	10	16
Energy(?)	1794	1014	1280	1221	940	898	1328	1369	1704	2000	2140	2061	2134	1671	1654	2092	880	693	519	276	270	2160
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- on	cross	glass	cross- off	cross	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross	on	cross- on	on	on	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	on
High Tide / height (m)		7:33AM 1.59		8:02PM 1.57	8:41AM 1.74		9:03PM 1.20	10:03AM 1.64		10:59PM 1.12	11:45AM 1.33		12:50AM 1.22	1:13PM 1.44		1:57AM 1.40		2:13PM 1.57	2:46AM 1.57		2:58PM 1.96	3:25AM 2.00
Low Tide / height (m)	1:05AM 0.50	1:54PM 0.42		1:54AM 0.64		3:06PM 0.77	3:04AM 0.59		4:56PM 0.82	4:58AM 0.64		6:33PM 0.53		6:52AM 0.56	7:47PM 0.39		8:04AM 0.41		8:37PM 0.23	8:52AM 0.47		9:15PM 0.32
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	2
High °C	19	23	23	20	23	24	21	23	23	21	21	22	20	24	23	22	25	24	22	23	21	20
Low °C	18	20	23	19	21	23	19	22	22	19	20	21	19	21	23	21	23	24	21	21	21	19
Chill °C (?)	19	23	23	20	23	24	21	23	23	21	21	22	20	24	23	22	25	24	22	23	21	20
Sunrise	-	5:43	-	-	5:41	-	-	5:41	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:47	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:40	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:36	-	-	7:38	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:37	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SSW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.4 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.1 ESE	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	0.8 SSW	2.0 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	8	12	12	12	10	10	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	-	-	1.6 SW	1.3 ESE	1.1 E	0.9 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.6 E
Period (s)	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	8	8	8	9	8	8	-	-	12	8	8	8	7	7	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 ESE	2.3 E	2.5 E	0.5 W	0.7 WSW	0.6 SW	-	0.4 SE	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	7	8	3	4	4	-	3	-

	Saturday 24			Sunday 25								Monday 26								Tuesday 27
	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	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	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River 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 Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	1116	1979	1547	1358	1235	1134	1322	968	952	1318	1201	1221	1105	1035	940	1036	1063	1234	1289	1047	1019	1003
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off	cross- 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	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		7:03PM 1.45				7:43AM 1.86				7:52PM 1.31					8:28AM 1.46				9:03PM 1.18
Low Tide / height (m)				1:05AM 0.50				1:54PM 0.66				1:55AM 0.43					2:59PM 0.53				3:07AM 0.78
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	21	19	19	19	18	20	23	23	22	20	19	19	19	21	23	23	22	21	21	20	20	22
Chill °C (?)	21	19	19	19	18	20	23	23	22	20	19	19	19	21	23	23	22	21	21	20	20	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:46
Sunset	7:42	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:37	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW
Period (s)	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.3 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.3 E	0.4 E	0.5 E	0.4 E	0.5 E	0.5 E
Period (s)	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Saturday 24									Sunday 25
	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River 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 Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	1254	2186	1646	1675	1649	1623	1848	1572	1547	1856	1825	1865	1865	1645	1645	1645	1513	1513	1513	1115	1014	997
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)						7:10PM 1.70												7:33AM 1.59
Low Tide / height (m)												1:08AM 0.29
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	22	22	22	21	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	19	20	21	23	23	24
Chill °C (?)	22	22	22	21	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	19	20	21	23	23	24
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:41	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	7:42	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-