Santos Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Garden Route, South Africa)

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Santos Reef Surf Guide

Santos Reef in Garden Route is a sheltered reef break that has quite reliable surf. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the southwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the southeast. Reef breaks provide lefts and rights. Best around low tide when the tide is rising. Rarely crowded here. Watch out for rocks.

Santos Reef Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Reef	4
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	62°F*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Santos Reef:

The best conditions reported for surf at Santos Reef occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southwest.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Santos Reef (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Santos Reef with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 7% of the time in June while 8% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 85% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

85%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Santos Reef Location Map

Interactive Santos Reef surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Santos Reef is George Airport (GRJ) in South Africa, which is 30 km (19 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Santos Reef is Oudtshoorn Airport (DUH), also in South Africa, 62 km (39 miles) away.

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Santos Reef Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 28 April 2025, 08:16 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 28
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (ft)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	12	11	11	11
Wind (mph)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	off

Tides at Santos Reef

Current tide and informaton

For Mosselbaai, South Africa, 4 miles from Santos Reef.

Next High Water: 04:06pm | 7ft

Next Low Water: 09:56am | 0ft

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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low tide

Santos Reef Sea Temperature

A big contrast between hot air temperatures and cool water temperature at Santos Reef. Most surfers will need a thin summer wetsuit, or a shorty if you are used to cool water.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 62°F*ocean temperature recorded from satellite