Buffalo Bay Wildside surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 21 Apr 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
19.4° C
(Which is 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 7AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (21 Apr)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (21 Apr)13ft (4.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
0
0
0
0
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3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)141313131312121212131314141515161615151414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)449540233587318531354396561156475138663575717294857988898947863776556353498641513773286620491561
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
W
20
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
S
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
ESE
25
E
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:53AM
1.67
6:22PM
1.50
6:42AM
1.47
7:20PM
1.35
7:47AM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:39PM
0.21
12:10PM
0.24
12:28AM
0.38
1:01PM
0.41
1:33AM
0.55
2:13PM
0.56
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise---6:54-------6:54-------6:56----
Sunset------5:58-------5:57-------5:55-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------1221111-----------
Temp. °C151414152021161516151514161716151514131317211917
Feels °C (?)131212111516101011101010121314131211101015171413
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