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Buffalo Bay Wildside surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 14 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
21.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today?

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 10PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (14 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (14 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
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
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
1
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SSW
1
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414131313121212111111131313121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)821821648509437326292236167150308168141357721608749725748595585575575575
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
NNE
0
ESE
5
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
E
0
SSW
5
WSW
5
NE
5
NE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
W
0
N
0
S
5
SSE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglasscross-
on		crosscrossglassglassglassglassoffcrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:29PM
1.26
1:56AM
1.37
2:02PM
1.43
2:23AM
1.55
2:32PM
1.57
2:50AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:45PM
0.50
8:02AM
0.49
8:12PM
0.34
8:31AM
0.32
8:39PM
0.19
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise-------6:26-------6:26-------6:28
Sunset--6:47-------6:45-------6:45-----
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222322212020192125262521212120232626242222222121
Feels °C (?)242423232122212427272724242423252728262526262423
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