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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	Fri	Saturday 24			Sunday 25			Monday 26			Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28			Thursday 29			Friday 30
	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	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point 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	Brak River Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route
Rating	4	4	4	4	0	4	4	4	4	0	4	4	0	0	4	4	0	4	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.4 SSW	1.5 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SSW	0.4 E	2.2 SW	2.4 SSW	0.4 E	2.3 SSW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	1.4 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.2 E	1.4 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	9	12	12	8	13	13	13	13	12	8	12	11	11
Energy(?)	3978	2612	1646	1673	619	1318	1169	1045	998	25	1468	1669	22	1789	2239	1915	738	1021	1511	679	399	394
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	cross- on	glass	cross- on	cross	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- on	off	off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)		6:51AM 1.66	7:03PM 1.45		7:33AM 1.59	7:52PM 1.31		8:27AM 1.49		9:03PM 1.18	10:03AM 1.64		10:58PM 1.39	11:45AM 1.63		12:43AM 1.48	1:10PM 1.72		1:57AM 1.40		2:13PM 1.57	2:46AM 1.57
Low Tide / height (m)	12:30AM 0.18	1:06PM 0.31		1:08AM 0.29	1:54PM 0.42		1:55AM 0.43		2:59PM 0.54	3:04AM 0.57		4:56PM 0.82		5:06AM 0.84	6:33PM 0.54		6:53AM 0.75	7:47PM 0.39		8:04AM 0.41		8:37PM 0.23
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	22	23	19	23	23	20	23	24	21	23	23	20	22	23	21	26	27	23	24	27	21
Low °C	17	19	22	18	20	23	19	21	23	20	21	21	19	20	22	20	22	26	21	22	24	20
Chill °C (?)	19	22	23	19	23	23	20	23	24	21	23	23	20	22	23	21	26	27	23	24	27	21
Sunrise	-	5:41	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:41	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:47	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:45	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:42	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:40	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:36	-	-	7:38	-	-	7:37	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.4 SSW	1.5 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SW	2.2 SW	2.4 SSW	2.5 SW	2.3 SSW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	1.4 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.0 ESE	1.4 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW
Period (s)	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	12	8	12	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.2 E	0.4 E	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.4 E	0.3 E	-	-	-	-	1.4 SW	1.2 ESE	1.1 ESE	0.9 ESE
Period (s)	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	9	-	-	-	-	12	7	7	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 ESE	1.4 E	1.0 ESE	1.6 ESE	2.2 E	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	6	6	6	8	-	-	-

	Friday 23			Saturday 24								Sunday 25								Monday 26
	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	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point 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	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach 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
Rating	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.6 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11
Energy(?)	5147	5033	4256	3978	3568	3231	2867	2373	2112	1979	1547	1380	1235	1134	1322	601	669	1295	1305	1169	1064	1047
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	on	on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off
Tide State(?)	-	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	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		6:24PM 1.53				6:51AM 1.69				7:03PM 1.45				7:43AM 1.86				7:52PM 1.31
Low Tide / height (m)				12:30AM 0.18				1:05PM 0.32				1:05AM 0.50				1:54PM 0.66				1:55AM 0.43
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	21	19	18	17	17	19	22	22	21	19	19	18	18	20	22	23	22	20	19	19	19	21
Chill °C (?)	21	19	18	17	17	19	22	22	21	19	19	18	18	20	22	23	22	20	19	19	19	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	5:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:41
Sunset	7:38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:42	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.6 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW
Period (s)	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11
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	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Friday 23									Saturday 24
	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	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point 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	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach 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
Rating	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.3 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Energy(?)	5117	5598	5147	5073	5001	4617	4617	4225	4163	4256	3289	3289	3091	3045	3476	1947	1790	3231	3046	2867	2867	2655
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross
High Tide / height (m)					6:24PM 1.56												6:56AM 1.96
Low Tide / height (m)											12:26AM 0.40
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	21	21	21	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	19	20	21	22	23
Chill °C (?)	21	21	21	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	19	20	21	22	23
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	7:38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.3 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
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	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-