Buffalo Bay Wildside surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 07 Mar 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
20.2° 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 2AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Mar)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (08 Mar)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (08 Mar)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
5
5
5
!
!
4
!
2
2
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSW
2.5
SW
2.5
S
2.5
SW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
2.2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
1.5
SSW
2
ESE
Period(s) (?)11121212111212121212121212121212121212888118
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)209019381820171527242471173522111835134411771248967952816802710658575556522522556483
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
10
NE
10
ENE
10
SE
20
SE
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
15
SE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:46PM
1.57
5:59AM
1.63
6:10PM
1.45
6:23AM
1.48
6:34PM
1.31
6:47AM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:45PM
0.24
12:08PM
0.31
12:09AM
0.37
12:33PM
0.44
12:34AM
0.51
1:02PM
0.59
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise-----6:20-------6:20-------6:22--
Sunset6:57-------6:55-------6:53-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191716161517212220181717171923242420201919212427
Feels °C (?)161614141315181816141515161822212219191918212326
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