Buffalo Bay Wildside surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 11 May 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
18.8° 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 6PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 11). An open ocean swell of 5.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (11 May)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (11 May)18ft (5.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu morning).

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
!
0
0
!
0
0
!
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
5.5
SW
14
5.5
SW
14
5.5
SW
14
6
SW
13
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
5
SW
13
4
SW
13
4
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
5.5
SW
12
5.5
SW
12
5.5
SW
13
5
SW
13
5
SW
13
4
SW
12
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2738
72
52
12498
12683
11239
12152
8135
7582
7807
5152
5165
5190
5737
7746
8679
9140
9008
7456
5518
4329
3671
3077
2502
Wind (km/h)
40
NW
45
NW
40
W
20
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
20
WSW
30
W
30
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:21AM1.19m
11:55PM1.42m
12:24PM1.31m
00:44AM1.57m
1:13PM1.44m
1:28AM1.72m
Low Tide
5:23PM0.54m
6:19AM0.47m
6:20PM0.43m
7:07AM0.31m
7:09PM0.32m
7:50AM0.16m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:36
5:36
1
3
2
4
5
13
7
3
3
6
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
20
20
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
15
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
13
13
9
11
13
14
13
13
15
11
12
15
14
14
11
11
8
8
9
9
10
11
10
11
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
0.5
S
10
0.4
SE
12
5.5
SW
14
5.5
SW
14
0.3
SE
12
5
SW
13
0.1
SE
12
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
5
SW
13
4
SW
12
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
Energy kJ
2738
53
52
12498
12683
22
9119
6
7582
6302
7456
5518
4329
3671
3077
2502
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
S
20
Energy kJ
72
72
52
23
14
5
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
5
3
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
13
7
WSW
14
7
WSW
14
5.5
SW
14
6
SW
13
5
SW
13
5
SW
13
4
SW
13
4
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
5.5
SW
12
5.5
SW
12
5.5
SW
13
5
SW
13
Energy kJ
89
2757
9908
19008
19385
11239
12152
8135
7807
5152
5165
5190
5737
7746
8679
9140
9008
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
7
2
9
9
5
8
9
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
4
Distance (km)
476
590
610
181
661
1
76
38
1
1
1
1
407
407
488
492
415
415
415
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
9
9
7
6
8
6
5
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
9
2
9
9
5
9
9
7
9
5
6
4
7
4
5
5
9
9
5
9
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
5
9
9
8
9
9
8
6
8
7
6
6
9
9
5
9
5
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