Buffalo Bay Wildside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 1 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Buffalo Bay Wildside sea temperature is

17.2° 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 (27 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 5AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	12s
Afternoon (27 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s
Evening (27 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 27								Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	0	1	1	1	!	!	!	!	!	!	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1185	1009	992	1568	1697	5645	6696	6251	5674	4807	3960	2378	2346	2281	2095	1799	1570	1408	1288	1182	1110	1127	1061	1061
Wind (km/h)	W	WSW	W	WNW	WSW	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	E	E	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide		2:30AM1.44m				2:59PM1.44m				3:04AM1.53m				3:30PM1.55m				3:35AM1.61m				3:59PM1.64m
Low Tide				8:50AM0.36m				9:01PM0.42m				9:20AM0.26m				9:32PM0.33m				9:48AM0.18m				10:03PM0.26m


	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	—	—	1	—	1	4	2	1	1	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	15	16	15	14	13	13	12	12	16	18	18	15	15
Feels °C	11	12	12	13	13	10	10	11	11	11	11	10	11	10	10	10	9	8	9	13	13	14	11	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	ESE 7
kJ	1185	1009	992	1568	1697	5645	6696	6251	5674	4807	3960	2378	2346	2281	2095	1799	1570	1408	1288	1182	1110	1127	1061	319
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 18	—	—	E 8	—	—	—	S 8	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	—	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	—	—	—	SSW 13
kJ	16	155	446	463	731	887	—	—	5	—	—	—	138	109	140	159	—	183	168	185	—	—	—	1061
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	17	16	8	7	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 3	WSW 5	SW 5	—	—	E 8	—	—	—	—	SSE 8	SE 8	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 7	—	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	—
kJ	8	63	94	—	—	10	—	—	—	—	394	395	184	184	132	102	244	242	204	—	265	366	328	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Eastern Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Big Bay Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	3	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	1	1	1	1	37	380	472	418	3	3	3	19	171	19	19	3	0	0	0	3	19	19	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4				6	5	5	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Doring Bay West Coast	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Big Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	6	6	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	9	5	5	5	7	5	6	4	4	4

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