Buffalo Bay Wildside Surf Forecast

/ Garden Route (22 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (34.08° S 22.98° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Buffalo Bay Wildside surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 18 May 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 17.3° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today?

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 3AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 May)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s
Afternoon (19 May)	10ft (3.0m)	8s
Evening (19 May)	10ft (3.0m)	8s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).
	Mon 18			Tuesday 19								Wednesday 20								Thu 21
	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	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	2	!	!	!	2	3	3	3	!	!	3	4	3	3	!	4	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	757	813	790	618	451	380	585	791	1044	1068	988	887	789	764	821	902	1067	933	829	745	763	1081	771	475
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NNE	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross
High Tide	4:48PM1.71m					5:04AM1.77m				5:35PM1.65m				5:52AM1.63m				6:26PM1.56m				6:44AM1.47m
Low Tide			10:53PM0.15m					11:22AM0.11m				11:42PM0.25m				12:10PM0.22m				00:38AM0.37m				1:02PM0.34m


	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—
	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	17	17	17	17	19	19	18	17	17	17	17	16	19	22	20	18	17	16	17	18	23	24
Feels °C	17	15	16	15	15	16	16	15	14	13	14	14	15	14	16	18	17	16	15	14	15	16	22	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SSE 8	SSE 8	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 14	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	757	813	790	618	375	283	386	431	330	282	202	235	231	190	120	116	94	69	68	80	763	682	554	475
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 7	SW 13	SW 12	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 15	SW 11	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SW 13
kJ	139	101	70	186	451	380	81	74	102	116	111	106	104	101	96	57	37	36	84	32	78	91	118	138
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	S 17	SE 16	SW 9	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 14	—	—	—	SSW 10	SSW 9	—	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 9	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	S 14
kJ	6	6	10	38	48	44	79	—	—	—	19	28	—	16	17	16	47	43	84	8	31	30	18	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 5	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	E 8	E 8	—
kJ	64	123	166	109	74	102	585	791	1044	1068	988	887	789	764	821	902	1067	933	829	745	—	1081	771	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3
Distance (km)	19	19	19	19	19	3	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	0	0	0	3	0	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	4

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