Buffalo Bay Wildside surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 03 Dec 2025 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
19.8° 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 8AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (03 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (03 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SSW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
S
1.6
SSE
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)121211111111119999101010101010101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1044638510406350309289270406325340347301262260219260260266266225220171164
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
E
15
SE
20
SE
20
E
10
E
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:01AM
1.58
2:15PM
1.84
2:47AM
1.67
3:01PM
1.88
3:31AM
1.73
3:46PM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:59AM
0.21
8:38PM
0.04
8:47AM
0.14
9:22PM
-0.00
9:35AM
0.10
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sunrise---5:09-------5:09-------5:09----
Sunset------7:25-------7:25-------7:27-
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171717182020191615151520242524211818172021222119
Feels °C (?)171616171717161312121218222221201818172020212020
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