Buffalo Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 27 Mar 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
20.6° 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 6AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (27 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (27 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
SW
1.2
SW
2
SW
2.3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)10101010101291111111199910111111111010111113
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)800706469425334203179180145143140162231654985186415961326928789677635584444
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
5
ENE
5
NW
10
WNW
15
W
10
SW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
15
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
SW
15
S
10
S
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:12PM
1.14
12:01PM
1.18
12:49AM
1.31
1:13PM
1.33
1:39AM
1.49
1:57PM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:46AM
0.70
6:29PM
0.59
7:12AM
0.53
7:27PM
0.43
7:59AM
0.36
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise---6:35-------6:35-------6:37----
Sunset------6:30-------6:29-------6:27-
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----12-----------------
Temp. °C171718202223201919181819212019181616161720201917
Feels °C (?)161818202124202019171718201818181515151720191817
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