Buffalo Bay Wildside surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 21 Feb 2026 SAST
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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
22.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today?

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 2PM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (21 Feb)11ft (3.5m)8s
Evening (21 Feb)13ft (4.0m)9s

Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay Wildside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
!
!
!
!
!
!
4
2
2
2
!
4
4
4
2
1
0
0
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.1
E
2.3
ESE
3.5
ESE
4
ESE
4
ESE
3.5
ESE
3
ESE
3
E
2.5
ESE
2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.5
ESE
3
E
2.5
E
2.2
ESE
2.1
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)1096889988888899999999121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27320743213802075256618521074117080749954780413731171761677542488413349371365303
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
E
25
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
30
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SSW
10
ENE
0
SE
10
ENE
5
E
5
NW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrossoncross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:49AM
1.88
6:03PM
1.64
6:23AM
1.76
6:39PM
1.51
7:02AM
1.60
7:22PM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:02PM
0.11
12:05AM
0.13
12:38PM
0.23
12:41AM
0.27
1:21PM
0.39
1:25AM
0.45
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
Sunrise-6:07-------6:07-------6:09------
Sunset----7:14-------7:13-------7:12---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------------3-----1--12
Temp. °C202227252422222222242927252323232324242322212019
Feels °C (?)202226222120222323253028272527252526252422222117
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