Buffalo Bay Wildside surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 19 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
17.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today?

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 4PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (19 May)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (19 May)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue night, calm by Fri morning).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
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3
3
3
3
3
2
2
!
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4
4
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2
E
7
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
3
E
8
3
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.4
E
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
444
815
1190
1343
1238
933
434
784
848
836
870
857
1249
1093
947
819
486
424
370
330
280
229
197
197
Wind (km/h)
15
E
25
ESE
30
E
30
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
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
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
5:35PM1.65m
5:52AM1.63m
6:26PM1.56m
6:44AM1.47m
7:26PM1.46m
7:46AM1.31m
Low Tide
11:22AM0.11m
11:42PM0.25m
12:10PM0.22m
00:38AM0.37m
1:02PM0.34m
1:44AM0.50m
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:31
5:30
5:30
1
2
Temp °C
19
21
18
17
17
17
17
17
20
22
20
18
18
17
17
20
22
22
18
16
16
16
16
16
18
18
14
13
14
15
15
15
18
19
17
17
17
16
16
19
21
21
18
16
16
15
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
1.5
SE
8
0.8
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
SW
12
2.4
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
386
431
330
325
202
199
299
190
120
116
94
69
789
705
627
567
486
424
370
330
280
229
197
197
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.3
SSW
15
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
Energy kJ
81
74
104
116
111
106
231
133
99
56
54
43
68
80
78
123
118
138
134
120
90
89
87
84
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
9
0.6
SSE
12
0.2
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSE
12
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
S
14
0.2
SSW
20
0.4
SW
4
0.4
S
12
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
Energy kJ
18
17
104
8
16
8
24
14
84
32
31
30
29
11
14
38
6
42
131
180
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2
E
7
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
3
E
8
3
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.4
E
8
0.4
SW
2
0.5
SW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
Energy kJ
444
815
1190
1343
1238
933
434
784
848
836
870
857
1249
1093
947
819
1
7
6
6
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
382
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
3
3
3
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
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