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Buffalo Bay Wildside surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 12 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Buffalo Bay Wildside surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Buffalo Bay Wildside sea temperature is
21.1° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today?
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 1PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay Wildside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 712 | 700 | 624 | 555 | 614 | 594 | 398 | 304 | 298 | 224 | 224 | 162 | 194 | 237 | 272 | 569 | 609 | 643 | 645 | 634 | 624 | 580 | 833 | 944 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:35PM 1.22 | 1:03AM 1.39 | 1:18PM 1.37 | 1:37AM 1.58 | 1:55PM 1.52 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:34AM 0.66 | 6:42PM 0.53 | 7:17AM 0.48 | 7:21PM 0.38 | 7:52AM 0.30 | 7:55PM 0.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
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