Buffalo Bay Wildside surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 17 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
20.4° C
(Which is 1.1°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 9PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
0
!
2
!
!
!
!
!
!
4
4
4
3
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
2.5
SW
3.5
SW
0.5
SSW
5
SW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)1312121211111110111211111110101099121211181216
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12591144108818711879152319831949191726732285181514738677096144885731160164928771786509499
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
40
WSW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
N
10
N
15
W
20
W
25
W
25
NW
30
W
35
WSW
30
W
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:40PM
1.80
3:54AM
2.00
4:17PM
1.80
4:31AM
1.95
4:55PM
1.74
5:11AM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:35AM
-0.07
9:40PM
-0.00
10:11AM
-0.08
10:18PM
0.01
10:48AM
-0.02
10:57PM
0.09
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-------6:52-------6:52-------6:54
Sunset--6:02-------6:00-------6:00-----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---32----------------1--
Temp. °C201918151415141518181816161615162122222018151414
Feels °C (?)19171781211101214151614141413131718161512889
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