Buffalo Bay Wildside surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 12 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
21.1° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than 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 1AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (13 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)121211111111111111111413131312121212121212121113
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6665943983042982242241621942372725036096436956246247618339601025167813992023
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
5
NE
5
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
WSW
20
SW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crossglassglassglassoffcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:03AM
1.39
1:18PM
1.37
1:37AM
1.58
1:55PM
1.52
2:10AM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:42PM
0.53
7:17AM
0.48
7:21PM
0.38
7:52AM
0.30
7:55PM
0.24
8:26AM
0.13
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise-----6:48-------6:48-------6:50--
Sunset6:08-------6:07-------6:06-------
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------------11-
Temp. °C181818171718222321192021212327222019191918181818
Feels °C (?)181819181718222120192021202326212019181817171718
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