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Buffalo Bay Wildside surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 20 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
19.4° 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 11AM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)13ft (4.0m)12s
Afternoon (20 Apr)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (20 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
5
SW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
Period(s) (?)91212121314141313131312131212121313141515161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)646184351459845454733433540233587318531354473580663835592573576387079811287708947863775096437
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
25
WNW
35
W
25
WSW
20
SW
10
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
SW
10
S
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:11AM
1.84
5:36PM
1.64
5:53AM
1.67
6:22PM
1.50
6:42AM
1.47
7:20PM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:27AM
0.09
11:39PM
0.21
12:10PM
0.24
12:28AM
0.38
1:01PM
0.41
1:33AM
0.55
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-6:54-------6:54-------6:54------
Sunset----5:59-------5:58-------5:57---
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------221111-----
Temp. °C141417181715141414142021161616151415161716151413
Feels °C (?)78911121311121211151691110101012131314141210
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