Buffalo Bay Wildside surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 03 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
18.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Buffalo Bay Wildside this week:

The surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 03) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.8m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be cross-shore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Buffalo Bay Wildside in the next 12 days are 4.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 06) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 4.0m 9s period and expected on Friday (Jul 04) at 5AM.

Wave TypeTime (SAST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)11PM (Thu 3rd Jul)6ft (1.8m) 14s
Best Surf 5AM (Sat 5th Jul)10ft (3.0m) 12s
Most Powerful 8AM (Sun 6th Jul)15ft (4.5m) 14s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside over the next 12 days.

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Thu
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tue
15
PMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
2.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.2
SSW
2.5
SW
4
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)151413131214151513131212131414141312131314141615141413121112111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)12511032186612842068527476951384257836933116274938442244932785231316092462801530284536499554954584377478803405250615231135836716796623560508
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
40
W
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
35
W
35
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
NE
5
WNW
0
W
25
SW
20
W
20
WSW
10
N
5
NNE
5
SSE
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
5
N
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncrossglasscross-
on
offglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offglassglassglassglasscrosscross-
on
oncross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:52PM
1.29
10:33AM
1.09
11:05PM
1.26
11:58AM
1.11
12:16AM
1.29
1:04PM
1.18
1:14AM
1.35
1:54PM
1.27
2:01AM
1.43
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
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:08PM
0.62
4:25AM
0.65
4:18PM
0.68
5:43AM
0.64
5:41PM
0.68
6:50AM
0.57
6:53PM
0.63
7:42AM
0.49
7:48PM
0.55
8:25AM
0.40
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
Thu
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tue
15
Sunrise--7:33--7:33--7:33--7:33--7:33--7:33--7:33--7:33--7:31--7:31--7:31--7:31
Sunset5:30--5:30--5:30--5:30--5:31--5:31--5:32--5:32--5:34--5:34--5:35--5:36--
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Rain (mm)
511--1--8265-----------482-----------
Temp. °C171416171515151314121214151314171416171417191712131312141214151214141214
Feels °C (?)13713131113121175691011111412141513141614681010121113131111111113

Short Range Forecast: Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Long Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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Information about the Buffalo Bay Wildside Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Buffalo Bay Wildside provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Buffalo Bay Wildside can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Buffalo Bay Wildside surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Buffalo Bay Wildside) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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Are you planning a holiday in Garden Route? If you are looking for accommodation near Buffalo Bay Wildside, camping, hotels and holiday cottages in Garden Route, consider staying in Knysna which is 8 km (5 miles) away. Other places in and around Garden Route where you can find information about places to rent, and car hire include Plettenberg Bay which is 36 km (22 miles) away, George, Mossel Bay and Oudtshoorn.

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