Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 1 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is

16.8° C

Buffalo Bay 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 today (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 6AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Evening (10 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sunday 12
	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)	5	5	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	3708	3451	3451	3123	2860	2773	2493	2319	2195	2195	2186	2186	1929	1659	1595	1413	1365	892	777	631	550	515	444	553
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	WNW	SW	S	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ESE	SE	E	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide	11:10PM1.43m				12:05PM1.25m				00:31AM1.50m				1:19PM1.36m				1:38AM1.60m					2:17PM1.51m
Low Tide			5:49AM0.47m				6:00PM0.52m				7:05AM0.37m				7:18PM0.42m					8:06AM0.25m				8:21PM0.30m


	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	12	15	15	15	13	13	13	13	13	15	17	16	15	15	15	14	14	17	18	17	15	15
Feels °C	10	10	10	13	13	15	12	11	11	11	11	13	14	13	12	13	13	12	12	16	15	15	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	ESE 7	ESE 8
kJ	3708	3451	3451	3123	2860	2773	2493	2319	2195	2195	2186	2186	1929	1659	1595	1413	1365	892	777	631	550	515	297	422
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	SW 18	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSW 11	SSW 11
kJ	9	8	8	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	3	3	3	11	10	12	155	173	173	183	198	444	334
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 18	SW 18	SW 18	W 12	W 12	SW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	S 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	12	12	3	3	10	25	10	45
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	—	E 3	—	ESE 4	ENE 3	—	SE 7	—	—	—	ESE 7	—	ESE 7	E 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	6	—	16	4	—	173	—	—	—	111	—	379	553
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	19	3	1	1	1	1	1	335	3	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Buffalo Bay	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3		3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	6	5	6	5	7	5	5	5	4	4	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

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