Buffalo Bay Wildside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 1 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Buffalo Bay Wildside sea temperature is

17.6° C

Buffalo Bay Wildside surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 4AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	11s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	10s
Evening (20 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 20								Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	901	858	990	792	716	371	365	353	347	353	1001	1582	2280	2668	2615	2241	1942	1671	1363	1240	1315	1111	1197	814
Wind (km/h)	WNW	W	NW	W	SW	SW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	WSW	S	SE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	N	W	WSW	WSW	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			7:27AM1.34m				7:56PM1.47m					8:12AM1.21m				8:44PM1.33m				9:14AM1.10m				9:54PM1.22m
Low Tide	1:32AM0.42m				1:29PM0.40m					2:16AM0.53m				2:10PM0.55m				3:12AM0.63m				3:07PM0.67m


	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	13	16	17	16	14	14	13	13	13	16	16	15	13	13	12	12	12	17	17	15	14	14
Feels °C	12	11	12	15	14	15	13	12	11	11	12	15	15	14	12	12	10	10	10	15	14	12	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 11
kJ	901	858	990	792	716	315	273	353	347	341	1001	1582	2280	2668	2615	2241	1942	1671	1363	1240	1315	1111	1197	814
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SW 10	SW 10	SW 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	SSW 13
kJ	198	325	325	319	365	371	365	208	257	344	379	311	300	275	234	214	180	183	186	151	190	197	209	253
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SW 11	SW 11	SW 9	SSW 16	SSW 16	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 4	ESE 4	ESE 14	SSW 14	—	ESE 13
kJ	151	16	16	16	16	182	179	156	291	353	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	4	71	163	—	186
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 9	WSW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 4	—	—	—	—	W 3	WSW 4
kJ	1256	1269	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	7	46
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	38	19	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	The Wreck	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Groenvlei	Keurbooms	Brak River	Dias Beach
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	6	5	6	7	8

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