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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Garden Route Wavefinder

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	Wednesday 13			Thursday 14			Friday 15			Saturday 16			Sunday 17			Monday 18			Tuesday 19			Wed
	PM	Night	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	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside 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	Groenvlei Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating	0	0	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.3 SW	4.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.5 S	3.0 S	2.5 S	2.2 S	2.0 SW	1.8 SW	1.4 SW	1.2 SW	1.0 S	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	2.2 SSE
Period(s)	13	17	12	12	11	15	14	14	13	13	13	12	13	11	13	13	14	13	13	13	13	9
Energy	78	92	4088	1829	1325	1706	3387	3427	3611	2379	1662	1053	782	517	592	612	814	1018	529	551	414	895
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross	off	off	glass	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	glass
High Tide / height (m)		12:01AM 0.55	1:28AM 1.72	1:58PM 1.77		2:12AM 2.07		2:39PM 1.66	2:52AM 1.94		3:21PM 1.72	3:35AM 1.91		4:04PM 1.78	4:19AM 1.87		4:48PM 1.71		5:04AM 2.00	5:35PM 1.65		5:52AM 1.86
Low Tide / height (m)		6:52PM 0.37		7:52AM 0.30	7:55PM 0.33		8:32AM 0.05		8:37PM 0.14	9:13AM -0.01		9:21PM 0.09	9:55AM -0.02		10:06PM 0.09	10:38AM 0.02		10:53PM 0.15	11:15AM 0.24		11:42PM 0.25	12:00PM 0.36
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	mod. rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	1	1	-	-
High °C	22	20	14	15	18	17	19	18	16	18	19	17	20	19	17	19	20	17	19	20	18	20
Low °C	22	19	13	13	17	17	16	17	14	14	18	16	16	18	16	16	19	17	17	19	17	19
Chill °C (?)	22	20	12	15	18	17	19	18	16	18	19	17	20	19	17	19	20	17	19	20	18	20
Sunrise	-	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:20
Sunset	5:28	-	-	-	5:38	-	-	5:35	-	-	5:34	-	-	5:34	-	-	5:32	-	-	5:31	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	4.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.7 SSW	3.0 S	2.5 S	2.2 S	2.0 SW	1.8 SW	1.4 SW	1.2 SW	1.0 S	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SE	1.5 SE	1.2 ESE	0.9 SW	2.2 SSE
Period (s)	13	13	12	12	11	11	14	14	13	13	13	12	13	11	13	13	14	6	7	7	13	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.3 SW	-	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	1.5 S	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 S	1.5 S	1.3 S	1.1 S	0.7 SW	0.8 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	1.3 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SSE	0.6 SW
Period (s)	7	17	-	20	18	15	11	10	15	13	12	12	11	10	10	10	11	13	13	13	8	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.2 E	0.3 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 E	1.0 E	-	0.6 ESE	-	-	1.0 SE	1.9 ESE	-	-	0.6 W	-
Period (s)	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	5	-	6	-	-	6	6	-	-	3	-

	Wednesday 13				Thu	Wed		Thursday 14								Friday 15
	12:30PM	3:30PM	6:30PM	9:30PM	0:30AM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route
Rating	0	0	0	0	0	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.5 S	3.0 SSW	2.5 S	3.0 S	2.5 S	2.5 S	2.5 S
Period(s)	14	13	13	13	17	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	15	14	14	14	14	14	14
Energy	76	78	82	77	92	6406	4865	4088	3560	3288	1829	1618	1325	1185	1260	1706	3677	3436	3387	3006	3427	3028
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	glass
Tide State	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	12:23PM 0.70				12:01AM 0.55			1:28AM 1.72				1:58PM 1.77					2:10AM 1.83				2:39PM 1.66
Low Tide / height (m)				6:52PM 0.37		7:09PM 0.32				7:51AM 0.16				7:55PM 0.33					8:32AM 0.05
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	21	22	22	20	20	14	14	13	13	13	15	18	17	17	17	17	15	16	19	19	17	15
Chill °C (?)	21	22	22	20	20	12	13	12	12	12	15	18	17	17	17	17	15	16	19	19	17	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:13	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	5:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:35	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 S	3.0 S	2.5 S	2.5 S	2.5 S
Period (s)	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	14	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	0.1 S	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	0.6 S	1.0 S	1.5 S	0.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW
Period (s)	7	7	18	18	17	-	-	-	-	-	20	19	18	14	14	15	16	10	11	11	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.3 E	0.4 E	0.3 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	3	3	3	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Wednesday 13	Thu	Wednesday 13	Thu
	10:30AM	11:30AM	12:30PM	1:30PM	2:30PM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	The Wedge Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating	0	0	0	0	0	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	5.0 SW	5.0 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW
Period(s)	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	17	13	13	13	13	12	12	12
Energy	76	76	76	80	79	78	77	83	82	59	59	77	76	76	92	9274	16730	6406	5920	5374	4865	3769
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			12:23PM 0.70												12:01AM 0.55
Low Tide / height (m)										6:52PM 0.37								7:09PM 0.32
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	20	20	21	20	20	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Chill °C (?)	19	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	20	20	21	20	20	12	12	12	13	13	13	13
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	-	5.0 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	-	13	13	13	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	5.0 SW	5.0 SW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	13	13	-	-	-	-	-