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	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	2	0	2	3	4	5	4	0	4	5	4	5
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 14	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	SSE 8	SSW 11	SW 12	SSW 13	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 23	SSW 20	SSW 18	SSW 17
kJ	3357	1583	2011	2717	3297	3192	1788	1866	3045	2522	3340	473	1436	1250	2884	1632	1058	764	1986	1898	1626
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SW	SE	E	ESE	NNW	WSW	SSW	SW	S	S	S	S	SSE	E	ENE	E	NE	N	E	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on	off	glassy	off	off
High Tide	8:19AM1.23m		9:00PM1.40m	9:56AM1.14m		10:48PM1.31m	11:53AM1.40m		00:29AM1.62m	1:22PM1.40m		1:39AM1.75m		2:17PM1.57m	2:33AM1.66m		2:59PM1.93m	3:16AM1.75m		3:40PM1.88m	3:55AM1.80m
Low Tide		2:23PM0.68m	3:41AM0.59m		3:59PM0.65m		5:48AM0.74m	6:06PM0.76m		7:08AM0.46m	7:29PM0.46m		8:06AM0.30m		8:26PM0.29m	8:51AM0.13m		9:12PM0.15m	9:30AM0.03m		9:53PM0.06m


mm	1	2	3	—	—	—	—	—	5	17	11	8	4	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Max °C	15	13	13	16	19	16	14	17	14	10	13	12	13	14	13	14	15	13	16	20	18
Min °C	14	13	13	13	18	14	12	16	11	10	12	11	12	13	12	12	14	11	11	18	16
Chill °C	14	12	12	16	19	16	13	16	13	7	10	10	12	13	12	13	14	11	16	20	18
	7:16	—	—	7:16	—	—	7:18	—	—	7:15	—	—	7:13	—	—	7:11	—	—	7:11	—	—
	—	5:53	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:55	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:54	—	—	5:58	—	—	5:55	—
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 14	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	E 9	E 9	SSE 8	SSW 11	SW 12	SSW 13	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 11	ESE 8	SSW 18	ESE 8
kJ	3357	1583	2011	2717	3297	3192	1788	1866	3045	24	27	473	1436	1250	2884	1632	1058	366	319	1898	474
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	SW 12	E 10	S 10	—	SSE 11	SSW 26	SSW 23	SSW 20	SW 10	SSW 17
kJ	88	64	48	45	45	72	20	56	38	38	—	330	16	755	—	40	66	764	1986	106	1626
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ESE 6	—	WSW 4	SW 6	—	SW 13	SSW 12	—	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 8	ESE 8	E 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	96	—	32	76	—	2522	3340	—	134	136	207	201	186	405	551	495	750
Sea °C	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Diff °C	-0.2	+0.5	-0.1	-0.2	-0.1	-0.2	+0.5	+0.5	+0.5	0.0	-0.2	+0.5	0.0	-0.1	-0.2	-0.2	+0.5	-0.2	-0.1	-0.1	-0.2