Buffalo Bay Wildside surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 25 Mar 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
20.7° 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: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (25 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (25 Mar)7ft (2.1m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
0
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
0
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
E
2
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.3
SSW
1.6
SW
2
SW
2
SW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)99912121111111111111010101010101010911111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)919603508500683986930323251186183582650650650592478388293214183183176138
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
15
WNW
20
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
0
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononglasscrosscrosscross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:39AM
1.32
8:30PM
1.16
9:29AM
1.15
11:12PM
1.14
12:01PM
1.18
12:49AM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:07PM
0.59
2:48AM
0.70
4:23PM
0.69
5:46AM
0.70
6:29PM
0.59
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
Sunrise-6:33-------6:35-------6:35------
Sunset----6:32-------6:30-------6:30---
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1------------------261--
Temp. °C232222212220191918192222211817181820232121191919
Feels °C (?)252221232320191919202120201716191820232222202019
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