Buffalo Bay Wildside surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 08 Jul 2025 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
18.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today?

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 9PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (08 Jul)6ft (1.8m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wed
16
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.8
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SSW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
1.6
SW
1.9
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
Period(s) (?)131313111212121313131313141413131313131313141616151514141414141414141414141413131313131212111212121211111111111113131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)20641857159115551673166516772135217520893171425353905105430737723404304426992740247427741063884141206310867189967739702968727042658762275238443236893263296622461967209729888361057452644652294273522161854148712781202117012131099127912971172989
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
N
0
ENE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
15
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
S
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
WSW
10
SW
25
W
20
W
25
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
15
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
W
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
crossglassglasscross-
on
crossoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
on
glassoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:35PM
1.37
2:42AM
1.51
3:12PM
1.47
3:18AM
1.58
3:47PM
1.55
3:53AM
1.64
4:21PM
1.63
4:28AM
1.67
4:55PM
1.69
5:02AM
1.67
5:30PM
1.72
5:38AM
1.64
6:07PM
1.73
6:16AM
1.58
6:46PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:32PM
0.47
9:02AM
0.31
9:11PM
0.38
9:36AM
0.22
9:48PM
0.31
10:10AM
0.16
10:24PM
0.26
10:42AM
0.11
11:00PM
0.24
11:15AM
0.10
11:37PM
0.23
11:49AM
0.11
12:17AM
0.26
12:25PM
0.17
1:00AM
0.30
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wed
16
Sunrise-----7:33-------7:33-------7:33-------7:31-------7:31-------7:31-------7:31------
Sunset5:31-------5:32-------5:32-------5:34-------5:34-------5:35-------5:36-------5:36---
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Rain (mm)
------------------------221---------------------------------
Temp. °C161414131313182116141414151416171614131313131615121212121110121413121211101016191715131412121613141313121111141414121211
Feels °C (?)141110988131613121312141316151513121112121386667779129887661316151099991281091098912121310109
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