Buffalo Bay Wildside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 1 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Buffalo Bay Wildside sea temperature is

14.6°C

Buffalo Bay Wildside surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today (07 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 5AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	16s
Afternoon (07 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	15s
Evening (07 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 7								Thursday 8								Friday 9
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	3	3	3	4	4	!	!	!	!	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	4834	4414	4013	3672	3357	3330	3330	3517	3865	3822	3874	3614	3377	3009	2509	2171	2080	2499	3159	3208	3113	2744	2254	1693
Wind (km/h)	NW	N	NNW	SSE	SE	ESE	E	NE	NNW	NW	WNW	WSW	SW	SW	W	NW	NW	N	N	SSW	SSW	S	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy
High Tide	1:26AM1.45m				1:45PM1.66m					2:05AM1.58m				2:20PM1.79m				2:39AM1.67m				2:52PM1.87m
Low Tide			7:33AM0.30m					8:05PM0.22m				8:09AM0.19m				8:39PM0.11m				8:42AM0.11m				9:09PM0.04m


	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:36	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	12	14	16	17	16	14	13	14	14	16	18	17	16	14	13	12	12	16	20	19	17	15	15
Feels °C	11	9	12	12	13	12	12	11	13	12	14	16	14	14	13	12	11	11	15	18	17	16	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12
kJ	4834	4414	4013	3672	3357	3330	3330	3517	3865	3822	3874	3614	3377	3009	2509	2171	2080	2499	3159	3208	3113	2744	2254	1693
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 8	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9
kJ	154	120	120	122	122	122	125	164	167	55	89	120	279	231	186	154	151	120	122	92	90	88	65	64
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	—	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	133	130	98	—	—	94	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 4	E 5	—	—	—	WSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	67	—	—	—	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	3	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4
Distance (km)	1	3	1	19	172	428	3	3	1	1	1	1	80	1	1	1	0	0	3	1	1	19	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point			Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Brak River	Buffalo Bay	Santos Reef	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Robberg	Buffalo Bay	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5			5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	7	6	9	9	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5

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