Buffalo Bay Wildside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 1 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Buffalo Bay Wildside sea temperature is

15.4°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 (29 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 8PM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Sep)	6ft (1.8m)	10s
Afternoon (29 Sep)	7.5ft (2.3m)	10s
Evening (29 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).
	Tue 29					Wednesday 30								Thursday 1
	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)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	!	!	!	!	4	3	2	3	3	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SE 10	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	529	1005	644	539	502	443	545	655	612	912	1320	1695	2259	1553	901	842	710	640	573	441	369
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	W	E	WSW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			4:59PM1.87m					5:19AM1.66m				5:35PM1.74m				5:57AM1.53m				6:16PM1.57m
Low Tide	10:45AM0.05m					11:13PM0.07m				11:20AM0.15m				11:50PM0.20m				11:59AM0.30m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	17	15	14	14	13	16	22	26	24	21	21	22	24	27	31	32	32	21	17
Feels °C	14	12	11	10	10	10	10	13	19	23	21	18	18	19	21	25	27	31	31	19	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SW 13	SW 13	SSE 9	SSE 9	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 8	SE 10	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	529	299	295	249	169	277	231	655	222	341	327	304	1707	844	901	842	710	640	573	441	369
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SSE 8	SSW 16	SW 13	SW 15	SW 14	—	SE 10	SW 14	SE 11	SE 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	142	129	218	335	286	73	146	235	429	447	—	180	304	471	171	205	166	158	148	144	116
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 12	WSW 11	—	SSE 8	S 8	SSW 16	—	—	—	—	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10
kJ	102	149	142	23	—	72	34	146	—	—	—	—	304	304	208	116	116	94	72	55	37
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	SE 10	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	—	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	N 3	—	—	—	WSW 4
kJ	45	1005	644	539	502	443	545	—	612	912	1320	1695	2259	1553	—	—	6	—	—	—	7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gordons Bay Harbour Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	382	382	382	19	19	19	19	3	0	0	19	19	3	3	0	3	4	0	0	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route				Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Dias Beach	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)				4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Header Global	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Weld Road New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Fullers United States	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Fish Boma South Africa	Gas Bay Australia	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cabo Lastres Spain
Rating (10 max)	6	9	8	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	9	9	9	9	7	6	6	5

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