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SURF RATING
FIRING
★★★★★
Great conditions: chest-to-head-high waves on moderate-period swell, groomed clean by light offshore wind.
WAVE
1.8 m
SWELL
1.6m @ 8s
WIND
3 km/h Offshore
WATER
15.8°C

★★★★★

Great conditions: chest-to-head-high waves on moderate-period swell, groomed clean by light offshore wind.

Swell: 1.6 m @ 8 s (SSW)

Wave height: 1.8 m

Wind: 3 km/h NW Offshore

Sea temp: 15.8 °C · Wetsuit: 4/3 mm wetsuit + booties

Best window today: 06:00–08:00 (lightest wind)

🧬 Break DNA
76% match
Today: a classic mossel bay day
🌊 Wave type
Point & beach
🧭 Best swell
S groundswell, 11–16s
💨 Best wind
N offshore
🏄 Board
Shortboard
📈 Skill
Intermediate–advanced
Ideal wind & swell are derived from the way this coast faces; break type is local knowledge. Match blends today’s swell angle, wind & period.

🌊 Why it’s reading like this right now

Offshore windwave direction
  • Mid-period SSW swell at 8s is wrapping into the bank
  • 2 km/h offshore wind is grooming it clean
  • Not fully aligned today — pick your moment on the timeline above.
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🏄 When to paddle out today

🏄 Reading today’s surf…
00:00 — Clean (★★★★) · 2.0m chest-head · 4km/h Cross01:00 — Fun (★★★) · 2.0m chest-head · 2km/h Onshore02:00 — Clean (★★★★) · 1.9m chest-head · 2km/h Cross03:00 — Fun (★★★) · 1.9m chest-head · 2km/h Onshore04:00 — Epic (★★★★★) · 1.9m chest-head · 0km/h Offshore05:00 — Epic (★★★★★) · 1.8m chest-head · 3km/h Offshore06:00 — Epic (★★★★★) · 1.8m chest-head · 3km/h Offshore07:00 — Clean (★★★★) · 1.8m chest-head · 5km/h Cross08:00 — Clean (★★★★) · 1.8m chest-head · 8km/h Cross09:00 — Clean (★★★★) · 1.7m chest-head · 9km/h Cross10:00 — Fun (★★★) · 1.7m chest-head · 13km/h Onshore11:00 — Fun (★★★) · 1.7m chest-head · 13km/h Onshore12:00 — Fun (★★★) · 1.7m chest-head · 18km/h Onshore13:00 — Marginal (★★) · 1.8m chest-head · 19km/h Onshore14:00 — Marginal (★★) · 1.8m chest-head · 20km/h Onshore15:00 — Marginal (★★) · 2.2m overhead · 23km/h Onshore16:00 — Fun (★★★) · 2.7m overhead · 34km/h Onshore17:00 — Fun (★★★) · 3.1m well overhead · 36km/h Onshore18:00 — Fun (★★★) · 3.2m well overhead · 34km/h Onshore19:00 — Fun (★★★) · 3.2m well overhead · 32km/h Onshore20:00 — Fun (★★★) · 3.3m well overhead · 31km/h Onshore21:00 — Fun (★★★) · 3.3m well overhead · 33km/h Onshore22:00 — Marginal (★★) · 3.3m well overhead · 33km/h Onshore23:00 — Marginal (★★) · 3.3m well overhead · 29km/h Onshorenow00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00
■ epic   ■ clean   ■ fun   ■ marginal   ■ flat   ■ dawn/dusk · tap an hour

🎒 Pack for this session

🏄 Board
Shortboard
🤿 Wetsuit
4/3 mm wetsuit + booties
🧴 Bring
Reef-safe sunscreen
🧢 Bring
Boots & hood
🌅Dawn window:Best quality, coolest — usually the quietest crowd
Crowd estimate is a comfort/timing proxy from conditions & day of week — not a live crowd count.
Swell & wind
NESW
■ swell in   ■ wind (green=offshore/good)   offshore zone
Spot match
Swell anglePeriodSizeWindSea state
5-day wave & wind forecast
FriSatSunMonTue0.0m1.7m3.3m01836now
■ wave height (m)   ── wind (km/h, right)

7-Day Surf Forecast

DayRatingWavePeriodSwellMidday wind
Thu 3 Sep ★★★☆☆ 3.2 m 8 s SSW 18 km/h Onshore
Fri 4 Sep ★★☆☆☆ 3.3 m 8 s SSE 30 km/h Cross
Sat 5 Sep ★★★★☆ 2.1 m 8 s SSE 20 km/h Cross
Sun 6 Sep ★★☆☆☆ 2.5 m 7 s SSE 33 km/h Cross
Mon 7 Sep ★★☆☆☆ 2.8 m 8 s ESE 10 km/h Onshore
Tue 8 Sep ★★☆☆☆ 1.7 m 8 s ESE 10 km/h Onshore
Wed 9 Sep ★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 m 8 s S 7 km/h Onshore

Daily peak wave height, mean swell period & direction, midday wind. Rating is our surf-quality score.

🌊 Today's tide (nearest station)

00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00H 07:06L 12:50H 19:23now

☀️ Sun & skin — out on the water all day

Sunrise 06:45 · Sunset 18:15 · Peak UV 1

Surfers & anglers get the highest UV dose of anyone. Recommended: SPF 30, reapply every 2 hours and after every session.

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Surf/wave: Open-Meteo Marine. Sun/UV/pressure: Open-Meteo. Tides: Stormglass model. Solunar is an approximate guide. Generated Thu, 03 Sep 2026 06:13 SAST.

Aerial map — Mossel Bay

Crayonised aerial map of Mossel Bay
Santos Beach
Peak

Hand-styled from Esri World Imagery. Markers show the peak, channel & hazards — indicative local knowledge, not live conditions or navigation advice; tides, banks, rips & hazards change, so use your own eyes on the day.

About Mossel Bay — Surf Local Knowledge

Mossel Bay is a harbour town at the western gateway of the Garden Route, where the coastline turns to face south-east and a rocky headland known as the Point shelters a run of well-known waves. The scene is relaxed and local, with surf shacks and tidal pools clustered along the rocks.

The Point holds two celebrated right-hand point breaks — Inner Pool, a mellow, peeling wave suited to less-confident surfers, and Outer Pool, a longer, punchier wave that throws hollow barrels over its inside section on a solid swell. Ding Dangs adds A-frame peaks with hollow lefts and long right walls. It breaks best on a south to south-west groundswell with light offshore north-westerly winds. Intermediate and up; watch for rocks, shallow inside sections and kelp, and expect crowds when it turns on.

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