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9:54 am 7 May 2011

Buffalo Bay Wildside ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 2.0
Difficulty level: 3.0
Crowds: 3.0

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Buffalo Bay Wildside Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(South-Africa – Garden Route)

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Name: Buffalo Bay Wildside
Type: beach
Reliability: inconsistent
Best Swell: SE Offshore Wind: NE

Buffalo Bay Wildside in Garden Route is an exposed beach break that has unreliable waves. Spring and Summer provide the best conditions. Offshore winds blow from the northeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the southeast. The beach breaks offer left-handers. It's sometimes crowded here. Hazards include and rips.

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Overall Buffalo Bay Wildside Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Buffalo Bay Wildside:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Buffalo Bay 1 mi
Second closest break Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) 1 mi
Third closest break Fish Boma 2 mi
Fourth closest break Goukamma River Mouth 2 mi
Fifth closest break The Heads 5 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Buffalo Bay Wildside:

Closest wave buoy Brazil Buoy 4163 mi
Second closest wave buoy Lion Buoy 5367 mi
Third closest wave buoy Nice Buoy 5414 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Middle Atlantic Buoy 5676 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Gascogne Buoy 5738 mi

Tide stations nearest to Buffalo Bay Wildside:

Closest tide station Durban, South Africa 556 mi
Second closest tide station Heard Island, Antarctica 2777 mi
Third closest tide station Mawson, Antarctica 2809 mi
Fourth closest tide station Royal Bay (Moltke Harbor), South Georgia 3141 mi
Fifth closest tide station Leith Harbor, South Georgia 3168 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Buffalo Bay Wildside:

Closest ski area Tiffindell (South Africa) 373 mi
Second closest ski area Afri-Ski (Lesotho) 497 mi
Third closest ski area Afri-Ski (Lesotho) 497 mi
Fourth closest ski area Afri-Ski (Lesotho) 497 mi
Fifth closest ski area Afri-Ski (Lesotho) 497 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Buffalo Bay Wildside:

Closest city location Knysna (South Africa) 5 mi
Second closest city location Plettenberg Bay (South Africa) 22 mi
Third closest city location George (South Africa) 34 mi
Fourth closest city location Mossel Bay (South Africa) 49 mi
Fifth closest city location Oudtshoorn (South Africa) 56 mi
  • The nearest passenger airport to Buffalo Bay Wildside is George Airport (GRJ) in South Africa, which is 56 km (35 miles) away (directly).
  • The second closest airport to Buffalo Bay Wildside is Oudtshoorn Airport (DUH), also in South Africa, 90 km (56 miles) away.
Buffalo Bay Wildside break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Buffalo Bay Wildside, South-Africa - Garden Route. Use the tab navigation above to view Buffalo Bay Wildside sea temperature, Buffalo Bay Wildside photographs, Buffalo Bay Wildside detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Buffalo Bay Wildside webcams, current wind from South-Africa - Garden Route live weather stations and Buffalo Bay Wildside tide predictions. The South Africa swell maps link will open up the big picture showing South Africa and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from South Africa wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Buffalo Bay Wildside.