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Buffalo Bay Wildside surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 01 Jun 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 9PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay Wildside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thu 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | |
461 | 606 | 652 | 652 | 739 | 833 | 747 | 660 | 544 | 24 | 135 | 811 | 858 | 527 | 447 | 1110 | 1094 | 1835 | 2347 | 2587 | 3370 | 3146 | 2930 | 3336 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:21PM1.54m | 4:28AM1.58m | 4:54PM1.52m | 5:00AM1.54m | 5:28PM1.49m | 5:33AM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10AM0.23m | 10:20PM0.34m | 10:42AM0.25m | 10:54PM0.37m | 11:14AM0.28m | 11:29PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — |
 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | 5:25 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
24 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 461 | 606 | 652 | 652 | 739 | 833 | 747 | 660 | 544 | 389 | 242 | 612 | 858 | 527 | 432 | 1110 | 1094 | 951 | 808 | 646 | 540 | 463 | 367 | 361 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 10 | WSW 10 | ESE 8 | SW 10 | SSW 14 | WSW 11 | S 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 41 | 44 | 58 | 54 | 42 | 45 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 135 | 63 | 21 | 260 | 447 | 91 | 399 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | E 7 | SSW 13 | — | — | E 7 | SSW 12 | — | ESE 8 | SSW 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 71 | 16 | 92 | — | — | 15 | 28 | — | 13 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 49 | 250 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 9 | S 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 811 | 733 | 20 | 355 | 643 | 617 | 1835 | 2347 | 2587 | 3370 | 3146 | 2930 | 3336 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 377 | 19 | 476 | 694 | 495 | 488 | 476 | 472 | 382 |
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