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Buffalo Bay Wildside surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 10 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
20.3° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today?

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 4PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Mar)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (10 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (10 Mar)7ft (2.2m)8s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
2.1
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
2.4
E
2.5
E
2.2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2
E
1.8
ESE
1.2
SSW
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.1
SW
1.5
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)1111778888889999999913991299
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5464834565004815708907816756234935059091029773807721589516449380361372372
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
0
NE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
0
NNE
5
NNE
0
NW
5
S
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
0
NNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglasscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:01PM
1.17
7:18AM
1.17
7:48PM
1.02
8:53AM
1.03
12:31AM
1.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:02PM
0.59
1:02AM
0.66
1:48PM
0.73
1:56AM
0.82
5:08PM
0.81
6:31AM
0.83
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise-------6:22-------6:24-------6:24
Sunset--6:52-------6:52-------6:51-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252626212121202227282825252425273031282525212023
Feels °C (?)242424202021212328282725242425272929272324212125
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