Buffalo Bay Wildside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 1 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Buffalo Bay Wildside sea temperature is

17.7° 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 (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 5AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	15s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	14s
Evening (21 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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)	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	1	2	3	3	3	3	4	2	2	!	1	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SW 12	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	380	435	773	1447	2121	2503	2459	2241	1942	1558	1363	1240	1112	1129	1111	625	590	471	882	1208	1600	2529	1813	2166
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	SW	S	SE	ENE	NE	NE	NNW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	NW	WNW	N	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide				8:12AM1.21m				8:44PM1.33m				9:14AM1.10m				9:54PM1.22m				10:58AM1.05m
Low Tide		2:16AM0.53m				2:10PM0.55m				3:12AM0.63m				3:07PM0.67m				4:36AM0.69m				4:43PM0.75m


	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1
Temp °C	14	13	13	15	17	15	13	13	13	13	13	16	16	15	13	14	13	13	12	16	18	17	15	15
Feels °C	12	11	12	15	16	14	12	12	11	11	10	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	10	14	15	13	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	ESE 11	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12
kJ	380	341	773	1447	2121	2503	2459	2241	1942	1558	1363	1240	1112	1129	1111	625	590	471	882	1208	1600	1838	1813	2166
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SSW 18
kJ	235	435	379	311	294	270	234	218	222	226	186	186	186	190	209	617	581	425	164	127	125	125	94	1483
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 7	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 4	ESE 4	SSW 15	S 15	SSW 14	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	WSW 12	SE 7	—	S 22	SSW 20	ESE 12
kJ	291	353	89	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	6	121	110	207	186	178	167	56	8	—	9	221	93
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 3	WSW 4	WSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 11	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	16	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2529	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5
Distance (km)	0	1	1	0	19	19	0	0	0	0	1	1	38	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	38	37	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Santos Reef	Brak River	Brak River	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Brak River	Ding Dangs	Santos Reef	Outer Pool
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	6
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Strandfontein West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hell West Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	9
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	8	9	6	6	4	4	4	4	4	5	9

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