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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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

	Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thursday 13			Friday 14			Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17			Tue
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	1	2	2	2	2	4	0	0	3	0	0	3	2	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 SW	0.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SW	0.9 SSW	1.2 ESE	0.9 E	1.7 SSW	1.2 SW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.0 SW	1.1 S	2.5 ESE	2.0 ESE	1.5 ESE
Period(s) (?)	18	16	16	14	13	13	11	12	12	11	10	7	8	8	15	13	13	12	10	7	7	7
Energy(?)	788	456	1726	1287	657	778	1432	1539	457	587	251	285	202	463	1161	1793	1551	754	554	886	606	444
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)			8:17PM 1.44	9:22AM 1.53		10:06PM 1.11	11:03AM 1.30		11:39PM 1.41	12:09PM 1.68		12:39AM 1.25	12:54PM 1.48		1:21AM 1.34	1:29PM 1.56		1:55AM 1.69		2:01PM 1.62	2:26AM 1.50
Low Tide / height (m)		2:02PM 0.89	2:34AM 0.84		4:06PM 0.68	4:20AM 0.62		5:44PM 0.61		5:51AM 0.80	6:49PM 0.71		6:37AM 0.51	7:22PM 0.41		7:18AM 0.44	7:55PM 0.54		7:51AM 0.38		8:22PM 0.25	8:22AM 0.32
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	21	23	18	21	23	19	19	20	17	22	22	18	18	18	17	18	19	17	20	21	18	21
Low °C	20	21	17	20	22	18	18	20	15	19	21	17	17	18	16	17	18	15	17	20	16	19
Chill °C (?)	21	23	18	21	23	19	19	20	17	22	22	18	18	18	17	17	18	16	20	21	18	21
Sunrise	5:18	-	-	5:18	-	-	5:18	-	-	5:16	-	-	5:16	-	-	5:18	-	-	5:18	-	-	5:16
Sunset	-	7:07	-	-	7:08	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:10	-	-	7:08	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:10	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 SW	0.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SW	1.1 SE	1.2 ESE	0.9 E	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.2 S	1.1 S	0.9 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 S
Period (s)	11	16	16	14	13	13	11	12	12	11	6	7	8	8	9	13	13	9	10	11	11	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 E	0.7 E	1.0 S	0.9 S	0.8 S	0.5 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SW	0.6 E	1.2 SW	0.6 SSE	-	1.0 SW	0.8 SW	0.7 SSW	0.6 S	0.4 SW
Period (s)	8	8	12	10	10	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	9	8	15	10	-	12	12	10	9	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 WSW	0.4 SW	-	-	-	1.1 SW	-	-	0.3 E	1.0 ESE	-	0.5 W	1.0 SSW	-	-	0.2 E	1.3 ESE	1.8 ESE	1.3 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.0 ESE	1.5 ESE
Period (s)	4	4	-	-	-	7	-	-	2	6	-	3	6	-	-	8	5	6	6	7	7	7

	Mon	Tuesday 11								Wednesday 12								Thursday 13
	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Brak River 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	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	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.8 SW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SSW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	11	11	18	17	16	16	17	16	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	11	11	11
Energy(?)	564	520	559	542	788	852	975	1304	1254	1260	1122	1436	1287	1183	1123	1090	507	633	1232	1082	1467	1706
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	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
High Tide / height (m)				7:51AM 1.59					8:17PM 1.44				9:25AM 1.27				10:02PM 1.37					11:03AM 1.28
Low Tide / height (m)		1:06AM 0.71					2:12PM 0.63				2:34AM 0.84				4:06PM 0.68				4:20AM 0.62
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	18	18	20	21	22	21	18	18	18	18	20	21	21	21	18	19	18	18	18	20	20
Chill °C (?)	20	18	18	20	21	22	21	18	18	18	18	20	21	21	21	18	19	18	18	18	20	20
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:16	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 ESE	1.0 E	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SSW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW
Period (s)	8	8	11	11	11	17	16	16	17	16	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 E	1.0 E	0.9 E	1.0 SW	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.9 SSE	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.9 S	0.8 S	0.9 S	0.9 S	0.7 SW	1.0 SSW	0.4 SSE	0.9 WSW	0.4 SSE	0.7 SW
Period (s)	12	12	8	8	8	11	12	12	12	12	10	10	10	10	13	12	6	6	12	12	12	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.5 SW	0.5 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 W	1.1 SW	1.3 SSW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	6	7	-	-	-	-

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	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Brak River 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	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	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	18	18	18	18	18	16	16	16	16	16	16
Energy(?)	574	560	564	556	770	766	750	849	559	559	548	842	813	719	788	788	552	552	839	904	975	1036
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)												7:49AM 1.33
Low Tide / height (m)						1:19AM 0.48													2:12PM 0.63
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	20	20	19	17	17	17	17	18	18	19	20	20	20	21	22	23	23	21	21	21	20
Chill °C (?)	20	20	20	19	17	17	17	17	18	18	19	20	20	20	21	22	23	23	21	21	21	20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.1 E	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	0.8 E	0.8 E	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	8	8	16	16	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.0 E	1.0 E	1.0 E	1.0 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	1.0 SW	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	16	16	11	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.5 SW	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.5 WSW
Period (s)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4