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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Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Tue	Wednesday 28			Thursday 29			Friday 30			Saturday 31			Sunday 01			Monday 02			Tuesday 03
	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	The Wreck Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating	4	4	4	0	0	4	3	3	3	2	0	3	4	0	4	3	3	3	2	0	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.7 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.4 SW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SW	0.7 SW	1.4 SSW	2.2 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.3 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SW	1.6 E
Period(s) (?)	12	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	10	18	16	14	13	12	12	11	11	10	6
Energy(?)	2091	2270	2228	1054	1461	1243	1209	860	865	608	350	303	565	988	2043	1320	973	858	423	350	380	499
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- on	glass	on	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross	glass	on	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	10:58PM 1.10	11:45AM 1.36		12:50AM 1.22	1:10PM 1.72		1:57AM 1.43		2:14PM 1.53	2:46AM 1.61		3:00PM 1.69	3:27AM 1.73		3:39PM 2.03	4:04AM 2.10		4:16PM 1.83	4:40AM 1.89		4:51PM 2.04
Low Tide / height (m)	4:57AM 0.63		6:33PM 0.53		6:53AM 0.75	7:47PM 0.39		8:04AM 0.43		8:37PM 0.24	8:55AM 0.26		9:19PM 0.11	9:38AM 0.14		9:50PM 0.24	10:11AM 0.30		10:28PM -0.02	10:45AM 0.28		10:59PM -0.01
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-
High °C	20	21	22	20	23	23	21	24	26	22	24	24	22	24	25	22	23	23	21	22	24	22
Low °C	20	20	22	20	20	22	20	22	25	21	23	23	20	22	25	21	22	22	20	20	23	21
Chill °C (?)	20	21	22	20	23	23	21	24	26	22	24	24	22	24	25	22	23	23	21	22	24	22
Sunrise	-	5:43	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:47	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:54	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:36	-	-	7:38	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:32	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:31	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.7 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.4 SW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	1.4 SSW	2.2 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.3 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SW	0.8 SW
Period (s)	12	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	10	10	16	14	13	12	12	11	11	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.3 E	-	-	-	0.9 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.4 E	0.7 SW	0.5 E	0.7 ESE	0.5 E	0.6 ESE	0.4 SSW	0.1 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	-	-	-	6	6	6	6	9	18	8	8	4	8	14	16	10	11	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.7 ESE	1.6 E	1.4 ESE	-	-	-	-	0.6 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 ESE	0.9 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.6 E
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	3	5	6	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	7	5	5	5	6

	Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28								Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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	The Wedge Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route
Rating	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	0.4 E	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.7 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	8	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	1874	2090	2217	2091	1788	2164	2094	22	2161	2132	2228	2059	2050	2050	957	1288	1243	1566	1426	1292	1077	1031
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- on	cross- on	off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)			10:59PM 1.12					11:46AM 1.40				12:50AM 1.22				1:10PM 1.72				1:53AM 1.66
Low Tide / height (m)	4:39PM 0.58									6:33PM 0.54				6:52AM 0.56				7:47PM 0.40
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	22	20	20	20	19	20	21	21	22	21	20	20	18	20	23	23	22	21	21	20	20	22
Chill °C (?)	22	20	20	20	19	20	21	21	22	21	20	20	18	20	23	23	22	21	21	20	20	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:45
Sunset	7:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:38	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.7 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.3 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	-	-	-	-	-	1.6 ESE	1.2 ESE	0.9 ESE
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	-	-	-	-	-	7	6	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 E	1.0 ESE	1.6 E	2.1 E	1.8 E	1.8 E	1.5 E	1.2 E
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	4	5	6	6	7	6	6

	Tuesday 27									Wednesday 28
	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	The Wedge Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route
Rating	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	0.4 E	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.7 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.5 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	8	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Energy(?)	1777	1800	1874	1905	1636	2056	2090	22	2189	2090	2091	2091	2124	2193	1054	1686	1686	2063	2163	1686	1712	2270
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)									10:58PM 1.10													11:45AM 1.30
Low Tide / height (m)			4:40PM 0.59													5:06AM 0.84
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	23	22	22	22	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	20	21	21	21	21
Chill °C (?)	23	22	22	22	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	20	21	21	21	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:47	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	7:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.7 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.5 SW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.4 E
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-