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Mossel Bay Surf Report
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SURF RATING
POOR
★★☆☆☆
Marginal: waist-to-chest-high waves on moderate-period swell, though onshore wind is adding chop.
WAVE
1.3 m
SWELL
0.9m @ 8s
WIND
15 km/h Onshore
WATER
15.8°C
★★☆☆☆
Marginal: waist-to-chest-high waves on moderate-period swell, though onshore wind is adding chop.
Swell: 0.9 m @ 8 s (S)
Wave height: 1.3 m
Wind: 15 km/h SSW Onshore
Sea temp: 15.8 °C · Wetsuit: 4/3 mm wetsuit + booties
Best window today: 06:00–08:00 (lightest wind)
🧬 Break DNA
56% match
Today: a solid, fun day
🌊 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
- Mid-period S swell at 8s 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 23 Sep | ★★★☆☆ | 1.3 m | 8 s | SSE | 15 km/h Onshore |
| Thu 24 Sep | ★★★☆☆ | 2.0 m | 6 s | SSE | 16 km/h Cross |
| Fri 25 Sep | ★★★☆☆ | 2.0 m | 9 s | S | 13 km/h Onshore |
| Sat 26 Sep | ★★★☆☆ | 1.3 m | 9 s | SSW | 7 km/h Onshore |
| Sun 27 Sep | ★★☆☆☆ | 2.0 m | 7 s | S | 20 km/h Onshore |
| Mon 28 Sep | ★★☆☆☆ | 1.9 m | 7 s | S | 15 km/h Onshore |
| Tue 29 Sep | ★★★☆☆ | 2.4 m | 6 s | SE | 24 km/h Cross |
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 06:18 · Sunset 18:29 · Peak UV 6
Surfers & anglers get the highest UV dose of anyone. Recommended: SPF 50, reapply every 2 hours and after every session.
Shop SPF 50 sunscreen →Surf/wave: Open-Meteo Marine. Sun/UV/pressure: Open-Meteo. Tides: Stormglass model. Solunar is an approximate guide. Generated Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:13 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.