Buffalo Bay Wildside surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 10 Apr 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
20.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today?

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 11AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)6ft (1.8m)15s
Afternoon (10 Apr)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (10 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)151514141414131313131313131313131212121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)849132612731238123811869999841014101410861069976865710760645634624614551478445389
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
N
10
WSW
10
SSW
0
SSW
5
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NE
5
N
0
SSW
5
NNW
10
SW
10
W
5
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
on
onglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crossoncross-
on
crossglassoffglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:18AM
1.07
10:49PM
1.06
11:22AM
1.08
12:21AM
1.21
12:35PM
1.22
1:03AM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:27PM
0.75
5:03AM
0.81
5:44PM
0.67
6:34AM
0.66
6:42PM
0.53
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
Sunrise-6:46-------6:47-------6:48------
Sunset----6:10-------6:09-------6:08---
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------111-------
Temp. °C242630282521201919192020201918181818191819181817
Feels °C (?)232528272622212020202020212119202020191819191918
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