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Buffalo Bay Wildside surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
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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
18.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today?
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 1AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay Wildside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 7 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 13 | |
171 | 168 | 140 | 282 | 102 | 79 | 99 | 226 | 268 | 846 | 40 | 43 | 1060 | 1688 | 2082 | 889 | 2556 | 2802 | 2799 | 2912 | 3428 | 3141 | 3760 | 4904 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:11AM1.38m | 12:41PM1.28m | 1:03AM1.51m | 1:27PM1.39m | 1:42AM1.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:44PM0.57m | 6:43AM0.51m | 6:45PM0.47m | 7:30AM0.38m | 7:29PM0.38m | 8:05AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | |
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 13 |
160 | 125 | 140 | 282 | 102 | 109 | 67 | 226 | 69 | 52 | 40 | 43 | 52 | 75 | 50 | 889 | 31 | 31 | 92 | 52 | 2963 | 3141 | 3760 | 4904 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 14 | SW 14 | SSE 13 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
171 | 168 | 92 | 68 | 104 | 79 | 99 | 92 | 34 | 55 | 34 | 18 | 64 | 17 | — | 49 | 31 | — | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSE 16 | E 8 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 71 | 100 | 90 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 268 | 846 | 1656 | 1496 | 1060 | 1688 | 2082 | 1689 | 2556 | 2802 | 2799 | 2912 | 3428 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 36 | 181 | 495 | 492 | 492 | 475 | 492 | 1242 | 492 | 407 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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