Buffalo Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 25 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
20.7° 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 1AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 25). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (26 Mar)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (26 Mar)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.4
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)12121111111111111010101010101012121111111111119
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)683882379323251186462652650663815706469425334203189180140140140109103287
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
E
10
E
5
E
5
N
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
on
ononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:30PM
1.16
9:29AM
1.15
11:12PM
1.14
12:01PM
1.18
12:49AM
1.31
1:13PM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:07PM
0.59
2:48AM
0.70
4:23PM
0.69
5:46AM
0.70
6:29PM
0.59
7:12AM
0.53
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise-----6:35-------6:35-------6:35--
Sunset6:32-------6:30-------6:30-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------3-2------
Temp. °C211919191819222221181717182023202119181818192221
Feels °C (?)221919191820222020171618192023212220181818202120
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