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Buffalo Bay Wildside surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 17 Oct 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today?
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 6PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay Wildside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2962 | 2104 | 1430 | 1217 | 988 | 887 | 731 | 626 | 503 | 503 | 563 | 706 | 1474 | 2197 | 4611 | 6817 | 7282 | 6370 | 5747 | 5302 | 5087 | 4414 | 3918 | 3178 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:35PM 1.56 | 1:53AM 1.46 | 2:05PM 1.66 | 2:23AM 1.55 | 2:33PM 1.74 | 2:50AM 1.62 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:56PM 0.33 | 7:56AM 0.31 | 8:24PM 0.23 | 8:24AM 0.23 | 8:50PM 0.15 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:44 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Garden Route
Continuing clean conditions at Buffalo Bay Wildside (light winds from the E at Plettenberg Bay 31 km from Buffalo Bay Wildside). 2.5m 12s groundswell from the SSW with a 1.6m 6s windswell from the ESE. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
31 km away, 1 h 21 min ago
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