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Mossel Bay Surf Report
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SURF RATING
POOR
★★☆☆☆
Marginal: waist-to-chest-high waves on short, wind-driven swell, though onshore wind is adding chop.
WAVE
1.3 m
SWELL
1.2m @ 7s
WIND
16 km/h Onshore
WATER
16.9°C
★★☆☆☆
Marginal: waist-to-chest-high waves on short, wind-driven swell, though onshore wind is adding chop.
Swell: 1.2 m @ 7 s (SSW)
Wave height: 1.3 m
Wind: 16 km/h SE Onshore
Sea temp: 16.9 °C · Wetsuit: 4/3 mm wetsuit + booties
Best window today: 10:00–12:00 (lightest wind)
🧬 Break DNA
35% match
Today: rideable but not classic
🌊 Wave type
Point & beach
🧭 Best swell
S groundswell, 11–16s
💨 Best wind
N offshore
🏄 Board
Fish or groveller
📈 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
- Short, wind-driven SSW swell at 7s is wrapping into the bank
- 15 km/h onshore wind is adding chop
- Not fully aligned today — pick your moment on the timeline above.
🏄 When to paddle out today
🏄 Reading today’s surf…
■ epic ■ clean ■ fun ■ marginal ■ flat ■ dawn/dusk · tap an hour
🎒 Pack for this session
🏄 Board
Fish or groveller
🤿 Wetsuit
4/3 mm wetsuit + booties
🧴 Bring
Reef-safe sunscreen
🧢 Bring
Boots & hood
☀️Midday:Warmer but often windier; moderate crowd
Crowd estimate is a comfort/timing proxy from conditions & day of week — not a live crowd count.
Swell & wind
■ swell in ■ wind (green=offshore/good) offshore zone
Spot match
5-day wave & wind forecast
■ wave height (m) ── wind (km/h, right)
7-Day Surf Forecast
| Day | Rating | Wave | Period | Swell | Midday wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 13 Oct | ★★☆☆☆ | 1.3 m | 7 s | SSW | 17 km/h Onshore |
| Wed 14 Oct | ★★☆☆☆ | 1.4 m | 8 s | S | 17 km/h Onshore |
| Thu 15 Oct | ★★★★☆ | 1.7 m | 10 s | SSW | 16 km/h Cross |
| Fri 16 Oct | ★★★☆☆ | 1.5 m | 9 s | SSW | 13 km/h Onshore |
| Sat 17 Oct | ★★★☆☆ | 1.9 m | 8 s | SSW | 15 km/h Onshore |
| Sun 18 Oct | ★★☆☆☆ | 1.9 m | 8 s | SSW | 10 km/h Onshore |
| Mon 19 Oct | ★★☆☆☆ | 1.5 m | 8 s | SSW | 12 km/h Onshore |
Daily peak wave height, mean swell period & direction, midday wind. Rating is our surf-quality score.
🌊 Today's tide (nearest station)
☀️ Sun & skin — out on the water all day
Sunrise 05:50 · Sunset 18:44 · Peak UV 5
Surfers & anglers get the highest UV dose of anyone. Recommended: SPF 30+, reapply every 2 hours and after every session.
Shop SPF 30+ sunscreen →Surf/wave: Open-Meteo Marine. Sun/UV/pressure: Open-Meteo. Tides: Stormglass model. Solunar is an approximate guide. Generated Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:13 SAST.
Aerial map — 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.