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.

Garden Route Surf Forecast

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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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Garden Route Wavefinder

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	Tuesday 20			Wednesday 21			Thursday 22			Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25			Monday 26			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	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay 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	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route
Rating	2	2	2	3	4	8	7	6	6	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	2.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.2 SW	1.9 SW	1.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.6 SW	1.9 SW	2.1 SSW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW
Period(s) (?)	10	15	8	10	11	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	15	15	14	14	15	14	13	12
Energy(?)	334	1046	756	2679	2490	7015	6335	5666	5277	3606	2584	1909	1344	1064	566	1589	1079	1343	1797	2050	1374	1112
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	8:53AM		9:55PM	10:27AM		11:08PM	11:45AM 8:53AM		12:12AM	12:47PM		1:04AM	1:37PM		1:52AM		2:24PM	2:38AM	1:10PM	1:26AM		1:46PM
Low Tide / height (m)	2:50AM	3:15PM	4:22AM		4:43PM		5:38AM	5:52PM		6:46AM	6:42PM		7:30AM	7:34PM 3:14PM		8:17AM		8:23PM		8:36PM	6:17AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	7	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	22	13	15	18	17	18	18	15	17	19	16	23	27	22	26	29	23	17	18	16	20
Low °C	17	18	13	13	17	16	16	16	14	14	16	15	17	25	21	21	26	16	15	17	16	16
Chill °C (?)	19	22	10	13	17	16	18	18	15	17	19	16	23	27	22	26	29	23	17	18	16	20
Sunrise	7:16	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:20
Sunset	-	5:35	-	-	5:30	-	-	5:30	-	-	5:30	-	-	5:29	-	-	5:31	-	-	5:29	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 SW	0.8 ESE	0.6 E	1.4 SW	0.9 SSW	4.0 SW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.2 SW	1.9 SW	1.4 SW	1.9 SW	1.6 SW	1.9 SW	2.1 SSW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW
Period (s)	10	9	9	13	16	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	15	14	14	15	14	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 ESE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.4 ESE	0.3 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.5 ESE	0.8 SSW	1.1 SW	0.6 S	0.5 E	0.4 E	0.3 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.3 ESE
Period (s)	8	12	11	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	5	16	15	10	7	10	13	13	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.3 W	1.5 SW	2.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	4.5 SW	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 E	-	0.6 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 ESE
Period (s)	2	15	8	10	11	13	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4

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	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 Wildside Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route
Rating	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	5	8	7	7
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.4 SW	1.2 SW	1.5 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	10	15	8	9	8	9	10	10	10	11	11	12	13	14	14
Energy(?)	517	569	334	275	1046	1469	1261	756	2559	2167	2679	2508	2490	2747	3654	7015	6741	6771
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			8:53AM 1.22				9:54PM 1.40				10:27AM 1.23					11:11PM 1.45
Low Tide / height (m)	2:50AM 0.63				3:14PM 0.71				4:22AM 0.58				4:34PM 0.50					5:39AM 0.46
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	4	1	4	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	18	19	20	18	12	15	13	14	12	15	17	18	17	16	16	16	16
Chill °C (?)	17	18	19	20	17	9	13	10	11	9	13	16	17	16	15	15	16	16
Sunrise	-	7:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:18
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:30	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.4 SW	1.2 SW	0.8 ESE	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.6 E	0.5 E	3.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.5 SW	0.2 E	4.0 SW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	9	14	14	9	9	10	13	13	16	13	10	13	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.3 SSE	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.5 E	0.4 ESE	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.2 SSE	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	12	9	9	11	11	9	9	9	9	9	11	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 ENE	-	0.3 W	1.6 WSW	1.5 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.5 SW	-	-
Period (s)	3	-	2	10	15	8	9	8	9	10	10	10	11	11	12	13	-	-