Buffalo Bay Wildside surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 18 May 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
17.3° C
(Which is 1.5°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 9AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (18 May)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (18 May)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon morning, fresh winds from the E by Tue afternoon).

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
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
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
!
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3
3
3
2
3
!
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
2
SSE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
1.8
E
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
471
451
444
503
458
836
813
790
683
398
476
559
794
956
1014
1071
904
382
622
688
926
1073
1208
1156
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
25
ESE
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
15
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
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
High Tide
4:19AM1.87m
4:48PM1.71m
5:04AM1.77m
5:35PM1.65m
5:52AM1.63m
6:26PM1.56m
Low Tide
10:38AM0.02m
10:53PM0.15m
11:22AM0.11m
11:42PM0.25m
12:10PM0.22m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:31
5:31
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
19
20
19
18
17
17
17
17
19
21
19
18
18
17
18
17
20
22
19
18
17
15
16
16
19
19
18
17
15
16
16
16
17
18
16
15
16
14
16
16
18
19
17
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.7
S
8
2
SSE
8
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
1.7
SE
8
0.8
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
471
451
444
503
458
836
813
790
683
396
476
386
431
330
282
202
199
382
187
120
116
94
69
68
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
12
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.7
S
6
1.2
S
8
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
12
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.8
SW
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
Energy kJ
309
263
171
171
202
139
101
36
167
398
423
81
74
102
116
111
109
231
101
98
58
23
43
84
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.6
SE
5
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.7
SSE
12
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
Energy kJ
29
20
19
20
23
6
6
70
61
48
44
79
19
19
136
17
17
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
4
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
6
0.9
E
5
2.2
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
1.8
E
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
12
38
37
62
61
77
42
559
794
956
1014
1071
904
358
622
688
926
1073
1208
1156
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
180
19
19
19
0
0
0
3
382
19
19
19
19
19
0
19
19
19
19
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
7
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
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