Surf Climatology
Best Time to Surf Outer Pool
Mossel Bay, South Africa
Outer Pool is a surf break in Mossel Bay, South Africa, and this page shows the time of year when it usually gets the most surf. The figures are three years of offshore wave data, 2022 to 2024, averaged month by month at the nearest offshore point. The peak surf season at Outer Pool is Jun & Aug, when the average offshore swell is at its biggest.
Peak surf season: Jun & Aug.
Based on the 3-year average offshore wave height, 2022–2024.
Best time to visit
3-year monthly avg · offshore significant wave height · 2022–2024
Peak surf season:JunAug
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Peak monthsThis monthOff-peakTap a bar for details.
Jan: 4.6ft average swell at 7.4 s from the SSE.
Feb: 4.8ft average swell at 7.7 s from the SSE.
Mar: 5.0ft average swell at 8.1 s from the SSE.
Apr: 5.1ft average swell at 8.4 s from the SSE.
May: 5.1ft average swell at 9.1 s from the S.
Jun: 5.3ft average swell at 9 s from the S.
Jul: 5.2ft average swell at 9.1 s from the S.
Aug: 5.6ft average swell at 9.2 s from the S.
Sep: 5.5ft average swell at 8.6 s from the S.
Oct: 5.2ft average swell at 7.8 s from the SSE.
Nov: 4.8ft average swell at 7.9 s from the S.
Dec: 4.8ft average swell at 7.8 s from the SSE.
Offshore significant wave height (Hs) from Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis, 2022–2024, at -34.0°, 22.0°.
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