Buffalo Bay Wildside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 1 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Buffalo Bay Wildside sea temperature is

19.3°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 (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 10AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Evening (02 Nov)	6ft (1.9m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	2	3	1	1	2	4	3	3	3	3	2	1	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	959	913	960	944	865	887	931	492	745	655	551	334	352	1048	1093	1169	1198	1162	1044	1044	904	803	637	607	522	514
Wind (km/h)	NNW	WNW	W	SW	SSW	S	ESE	E	E	E	E	SE	SE	SE	E	NNE	N	NNE	E	SE	SE	E	E	NE	W	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				9:56AM1.28m				10:41PM1.17m					11:30AM1.38m				00:05AM1.26m				12:30PM1.50m				00:59AM1.37m
Low Tide		3:11AM0.59m				4:35PM0.63m				4:55AM0.57m					6:05PM0.52m				6:09AM0.48m				7:00PM0.39m


	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24
	—	—	—	—	—	6:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	6:59
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	17	18	19	18	17	16	16	15	17	20	21	20	18	17	16	16	20	23	24	23	20	19	19	18
Feels °C	14	14	16	16	18	17	17	15	14	13	16	19	19	18	18	18	16	16	19	21	21	22	19	21	19	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	959	913	960	944	865	887	931	492	745	655	551	334	286	1048	1093	1169	1198	1162	1044	1044	904	803	637	607	522	514
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 10	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	E 10	—	—	—	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	64	60	58	51	51	54	37	37	34	34	70	213	352	32	38	46	37	24	18	71	—	—	—	77	55	47
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 15	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	SSE 5	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	21	33	33	33	32	31	31	31	32	31	19	—	—	—	27	57	57
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 5	ESE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 5	—	—	W 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	140	117	72	28	46	39	50	36	58	—	—	—	—	—	179	235	72	—	—	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	383	19	0	0	0	0	0	19	369	19	0	0	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Keurbooms	Outer Pool	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Keurbooms	Keurbooms	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Keurbooms	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3		3	4	4	4	4	4	3		3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Keurbooms Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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