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Buffalo Bay Wildside surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 18 May 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
17.3° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today?
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 9AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay Wildside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon morning, fresh winds from the E by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | |
471 | 451 | 444 | 503 | 458 | 836 | 813 | 790 | 683 | 398 | 476 | 559 | 794 | 956 | 1014 | 1071 | 904 | 382 | 622 | 688 | 926 | 1073 | 1208 | 1156 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 4:19AM1.87m | 4:48PM1.71m | 5:04AM1.77m | 5:35PM1.65m | 5:52AM1.63m | 6:26PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:38AM0.02m | 10:53PM0.15m | 11:22AM0.11m | 11:42PM0.25m | 12:10PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 471 | 451 | 444 | 503 | 458 | 836 | 813 | 790 | 683 | 396 | 476 | 386 | 431 | 330 | 282 | 202 | 199 | 382 | 187 | 120 | 116 | 94 | 69 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 6 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SW 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 309 | 263 | 171 | 171 | 202 | 139 | 101 | 36 | 167 | 398 | 423 | 81 | 74 | 102 | 116 | 111 | 109 | 231 | 101 | 98 | 58 | 23 | 43 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | S 18 | S 17 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | — | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 29 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 70 | 61 | 48 | 44 | 79 | — | — | — | 19 | 19 | 136 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 8 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 5 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 12 | 38 | 37 | 62 | 61 | 77 | 42 | — | 559 | 794 | 956 | 1014 | 1071 | 904 | 358 | 622 | 688 | 926 | 1073 | 1208 | 1156 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 382 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 3 |
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