Buffalo Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Garden Route, South Africa)

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Buffalo Bay Surf Guide

Buffalo Bay in Garden Route is an exposed beach and point break that has inconsistent surf with no particular seasonal pattern. Works best in offshore winds from the west. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the best swell direction is from the southeast. The beach breaks consists of lefts When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Watch out for and rips.

Buffalo Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach and point	3.3
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
inconsistent	16.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Buffalo Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at Buffalo Bay occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

Surf Forecasts:

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

marchBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing Buffalo Bay with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Spring and most often the month of March. Clean surfable waves are typically found 10% of the time in March while 13% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 77% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

10%

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

blown out

13%

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

too small

77%

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

Explore Buffalo Bay Location Map

Interactive Buffalo Bay 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 Buffalo Bay is George Airport (GRJ) in South Africa, which is 56 km (35 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Buffalo Bay is Oudtshoorn Airport (DUH), also in South Africa, 90 km (56 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Buffalo Bay Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 7 May 2021, 12:26 Local Time

m, °C	Friday 07
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (m)	ESE	ESE	ESE	SW
Period (s)	9	9	9	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	off	off

What does Buffalo Bay look like?

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Credit: Johan Liebenberg

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Tides at Buffalo Bay

Current tide and informaton

For Knysna, 8.0 km from Buffalo Bay.

Next High Water: 01:42pm | 1.37m

Next Low Water: 07:40pm | 0.39m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Buffalo Bay Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.7 °C) at Buffalo Bay is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (19.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 16.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite