Buffalo Bay Wildside surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 01 Jun 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
18.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today (01 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 9PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (01 Jun)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (01 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon).

Mon
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thu
4
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
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
3
4
4
2
2
2
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0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
10
2.3
SSW
9
2.4
SSW
9
2
S
8
1.1
SSW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SE
9
3.5
SE
10
4
SE
10
4
SE
10
4
SSE
10
4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
461
606
652
652
739
833
747
660
544
24
135
811
858
527
447
1110
1094
1835
2347
2587
3370
3146
2930
3336
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
SE
15
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
cross-off
on
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
4:21PM1.54m
4:28AM1.58m
4:54PM1.52m
5:00AM1.54m
5:28PM1.49m
5:33AM1.48m
Low Tide
10:10AM0.23m
10:20PM0.34m
10:42AM0.25m
10:54PM0.37m
11:14AM0.28m
11:29PM0.42m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
5:25
5:25
1
2
3
2
1
4
11
6
2
2
3
3
Temp °C
26
24
19
17
16
16
16
16
18
18
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
24
23
19
17
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
15
11
10
11
10
8
10
10
9
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1.9
SW
9
2.4
SSW
9
2
S
8
1.5
SW
10
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
461
606
652
652
739
833
747
660
544
389
242
612
858
527
432
1110
1094
951
808
646
540
463
367
361
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.8
SSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.4
ESE
8
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SSW
14
0.6
WSW
11
1.6
S
9
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
Energy kJ
41
44
58
54
42
45
33
33
21
21
135
63
21
260
447
91
399
9
9
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
E
7
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
E
7
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
SSW
11
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
WSW
11
Energy kJ
71
16
92
15
28
13
24
21
20
49
250
121
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
5
2.3
SSW
9
2.3
S
8
0.4
ESE
8
1.7
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.3
SE
8
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SE
9
3.5
SE
10
4
SE
10
4
SE
10
4
SSE
10
4
SE
10
Energy kJ
3
4
6
13
18
23
811
733
20
355
643
617
1835
2347
2587
3370
3146
2930
3336
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
4
4
4
2
3
4
2
1
4
3
2
4
3
Distance (km)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
350
377
19
476
694
495
488
476
472
382
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
4
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
7
9
5
5
4
4
4
6
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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