Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 7 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is

15.6°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 (24 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 4PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.1m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Afternoon (24 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	15s
Evening (24 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 24							Friday 25								Saturday 26
	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)	0	1	1	0	1	2	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	137	165	441	827	1061	1318	1224	1134	1083	937	795	782	694	683	558	568	448	527	750	1619	1718	1862	1657
Wind (km/h)	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	NNW	ESE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	SSW	W	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	off
High Tide	2:14AM1.53m				2:31PM1.69m				2:42AM1.65m				2:58PM1.82m				3:11AM1.74m				3:26PM1.91m
Low Tide			8:19AM0.23m				8:41PM0.20m				8:46AM0.12m				9:09PM0.08m				9:13AM0.04m				9:38PM-0.00m


	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	1	3	1	4
Temp °C	17	17	22	22	19	18	19	18	18	18	21	19	19	18	19	19	19	20	23	21	18	17	16
Feels °C	16	17	22	21	18	18	21	19	18	18	22	20	21	18	21	20	19	21	24	22	18	17	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 7	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	ESE 7	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	103	116	441	827	1061	1318	1224	387	1083	937	795	782	694	683	558	568	448	527	750	1619	1718	1862	1657
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	—	—	SSW 13	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 12	S 9	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	87	85	80	80	46	—	—	1134	302	228	188	134	105	79	80	71	348	468	343	41	30	57	18
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	S 16	S 12	SW 10	WSW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 9	—	E 8	SSW 16	S 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 11	SSE 9	SSE 9	ESE 4
kJ	17	137	3	79	65	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	6	83	43	85	65	58	10	27	16	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	—	W 3	WSW 3	W 3	WNW 3	—	—	ENE 3	—	—	ESE 7	ESE 4	—	—
kJ	137	165	292	342	406	480	449	512	—	—	5	3	3	3	—	—	3	—	—	71	19	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	19	3	19	335	335	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point			Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Keurbooms	Brak River	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Outer Pool	Keurbooms	Brak River	Brak River
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3			4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	The Hoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	4	5	4	9	5	4	9	7	5	4	4	6	4	5	4	5	5	9	9	8

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