Buffalo Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 SAST
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Buffalo Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is
19.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 2AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (09 Apr)3ft (0.9m)17s

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


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Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
Period(s) (?)131212121111111111111616151514141414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7265944884614924834834834374374585738491326148413361336109199910699339339991006
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
NE
20
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
SW
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
15
WSW
10
SSW
0
SW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
W
5
W
5
NE
10
E
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
offglassglassoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:46PM
1.21
6:57AM
1.19
7:49PM
1.08
8:18AM
1.07
10:49PM
1.06
11:22AM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:47AM
0.66
1:28PM
0.67
1:57AM
0.79
3:27PM
0.75
5:03AM
0.81
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise-----6:45-------6:46-------6:47--
Sunset6:14-------6:13-------6:10-------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C272427272624282828242324242629272421212121222523
Feels °C (?)252325262625282827232324232527262622222222222422
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