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Buffalo Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
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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
18.6° 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 1AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
2358 | 2293 | 1857 | 1643 | 1326 | 1127 | 932 | 736 | 846 | 761 | 748 | 603 | 1572 | 1380 | 1643 | 1819 | 5133 | 5344 | 5389 | 4566 | 3937 | 4107 | 5081 | 5583 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | |
High Tide | 00:14AM1.45m | 12:47PM1.28m | 1:01AM1.50m | 1:32PM1.35m | 1:40AM1.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:48PM0.54m | 6:48AM0.46m | 6:43PM0.50m | 7:30AM0.39m | 7:28PM0.45m | 8:05AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | |
5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | |
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Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 |
20 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
2358 | 2293 | 1857 | 1643 | 1326 | 1127 | 932 | 736 | 846 | 761 | 748 | 603 | 1572 | 1380 | 1643 | 1109 | 5133 | 5344 | 5389 | 4566 | 3937 | 4107 | 5081 | 5583 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | E 7 | SE 12 | E 9 | SSW 18 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
38 | 38 | 38 | 34 | 33 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 175 | 302 | 479 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1819 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 12 | E 7 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 13 | 48 | 69 | 68 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
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