Buffalo Bay Wildside surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 04 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
19.3° 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 12PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
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0
0
!
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0
0
!
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
1.2
SW
1.9
SW
2.4
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)12121111111111810111214151616161615151414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)486349278263298258191177701139022714011693190479047892880477248713973387137631453234336
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
NW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:36AM
1.80
4:53PM
1.65
5:02AM
1.71
5:18PM
1.57
5:27AM
1.60
5:44PM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:47AM
0.11
10:51PM
0.19
11:12AM
0.19
11:17PM
0.28
11:37AM
0.29
11:43PM
0.39
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
Sunrise-6:41-------6:41-------6:43------
Sunset----6:19-------6:17-------6:16---
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------111-11----
Temp. °C181922211919191817181918181817171616181818181717
Feels °C (?)192022201919181716171916171614131313141415151516
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