Buffalo Bay Wildside surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 21 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 3AM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 4.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)15ft (4.5m)14s
Afternoon (22 Apr)15ft (4.5m)15s
Evening (22 Apr)13ft (4.0m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
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3
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212131314141515161615151414141413131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)59856021594572287012758389219250932488997862635351534399369728662019156112361044774624437361
Wind
(km/h)
40
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
5
S
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
20
ESE
30
E
25
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:22PM
1.50
6:42AM
1.47
7:20PM
1.35
7:47AM
1.28
8:49PM
1.24
9:34AM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:28AM
0.38
1:01PM
0.41
1:33AM
0.55
2:13PM
0.56
3:19AM
0.67
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-----6:54-------6:56-------6:56--
Sunset5:58-------5:57-------5:55-------
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-122211-----------------
Temp. °C161615151414161716151414131317211917161616182527
Feels °C (?)9111010910131314131212101015161413121313162427
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