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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	Sunday 05			Monday 06			Tuesday 07			Wednesday 08			Thursday 09			Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sun
	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	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating	7	9	8	5	5	5	0	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 SW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 S	2.2 SSW	1.7 S	1.3 S	1.2 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.1 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.5 SW	1.1 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	15	16	15	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	11	12	11	16	15	14	14	14	13	13	12
Energy(?)	2942	6651	8682	7557	6571	3910	2853	3256	1943	1259	855	727	862	927	1054	1128	1024	1586	1650	1134	1266	496
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	on	cross- off	off	cross- off	on	glass	on	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	on	cross- on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		5:20PM 1.80		5:29AM 1.85	5:44PM 1.46		5:53AM 1.47	6:12PM 1.34		6:21AM 1.33	6:46PM 1.21		6:57AM 1.19	7:58PM 1.31		8:18AM 1.07		10:49PM 1.06	11:22AM 1.08		12:21AM 1.23	12:35PM 1.22
Low Tide / height (m)	11:12AM 0.18		11:14PM 0.33	11:32AM 0.43		11:43PM 0.39	12:04PM 0.41		12:11AM 0.52	12:37PM 0.54		12:47AM 0.66	1:28PM 0.67		1:57AM 0.78		3:27PM 0.75		5:03AM 0.81	5:44PM 0.67		6:34AM 0.66
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	2	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	19	18	20	19	18	18	21	17	24	26	25	29	26	23	22	23	19	22	21	19	25
Low °C	18	18	16	16	18	15	16	18	16	18	23	22	24	24	20	22	20	17	17	20	18	21
Chill °C (?)	18	19	18	20	19	18	18	21	16	24	26	25	29	26	23	22	23	19	22	21	19	25
Sunrise	6:41	-	-	6:41	-	-	6:47	-	-	6:45	-	-	6:45	-	-	6:46	-	-	6:48	-	-	6:50
Sunset	-	6:17	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:13	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 S	2.2 SSW	1.7 S	1.3 S	1.2 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.5 SW	1.1 SW
Period (s)	12	15	16	15	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	11	12	11	11	15	14	14	14	13	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.7 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.8 ESE	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 S	1.0 E	0.7 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.3 S	0.3 E	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	1.5 ESE	1.1 SE
Period (s)	9	10	14	13	13	12	13	12	12	11	11	12	8	18	16	11	10	11	15	14	6	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.3 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 SW	-	-	1.7 SSE	1.9 E	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	8	6	-

	Sat	Sunday 05								Monday 06								Tuesday 07
	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	Keurbooms Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gourits Mouth Overberg	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	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route
Rating	3	3	4	4	4	5	7	9	9	9	8	8	8	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.0 SW	1.6 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SW	3.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW
Period(s) (?)	11	10	11	12	12	13	15	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13
Energy(?)	561	571	1572	1842	2942	4228	6651	9039	9182	8682	7998	7306	7513	6075	7248	6055	5220	4124	4184	3997	3450	3232
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- on
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	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
High Tide / height (m)			5:00AM 1.86	5:05AM 1.96				5:18PM 1.57				5:27AM 1.60				5:44PM 1.46				5:53AM 1.47
Low Tide / height (m)	10:52PM 0.18					11:12AM 0.19				11:17PM 0.28				11:32AM 0.43				11:43PM 0.39				12:04PM 0.41
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	19	18	17	18	18	19	18	18	17	17	16	17	19	19	18	18	17	17	15	16	19	21
Chill °C (?)	19	18	17	18	18	19	18	18	16	16	15	16	19	19	18	18	17	17	15	16	19	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:43	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	1.6 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SW	3.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW
Period (s)	6	10	11	12	12	13	15	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.0 SW	0.7 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.6 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.8 ESE	1.0 SW
Period (s)	11	9	9	8	9	9	10	12	11	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.3 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Saturday 04			Sunday 05
	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	Keurbooms Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gourits Mouth Overberg	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	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route
Rating	3	3	4	4	4	5	7	9	9	9	8	8	8	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 SW	1.3 SW	1.8 SW	1.3 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW
Period(s) (?)	11	6	7	7	8	8	9	9	10	10	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	14	14	16	15
Energy(?)	469	430	465	339	343	448	559	744	930	1256	1654	2021	2304	2279	2856	3282	3794	4228	4932	5788	7718	7343
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	on	cross- on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)										5:02AM 1.71												5:18PM 1.57
Low Tide / height (m)			10:49PM 0.23													11:12AM 0.19
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	19	18	19	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	18	18	17	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18
Chill °C (?)	20	19	18	19	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	18	18	17	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:17
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.8 SW	1.3 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW
Period (s)	11	6	7	7	8	8	9	9	10	10	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	14	14	16	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 E	0.7 E	0.7 SW	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.6 E	0.6 E
Period (s)	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	9	8	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.1 SW	1.3 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-