Buffalo Bay Surf Forecast

/ Garden Route (22 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (34.08° S 22.98° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Buffalo Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 15 Nov 2025 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 19.4° 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 4AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Afternoon (15 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	9s
Evening (15 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s

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

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12 Days Hourly

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		Saturday 15								Sunday 16								Monday 17
	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	5 PM	8 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	3	3	1	0	0	1	1	1	2	3	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SSW	SSW	SE	SE	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	ESE
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	12	12	12	12	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	7
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	168	168	142	145	287	342	380	543	1735	2037	2151	3139	2922	2349	2239	1805	1548	1302	993	1001	776	549	338	455
Wind (km/h)	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	E
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	cross- on	on	cross- on	on	on	on
High Tide / height (m)		12:39AM 1.25				12:54PM 1.48				1:21AM 1.34				1:29PM 1.56				1:55AM 1.43					2:01PM 1.62
Low Tide / height (m)				6:37AM 0.51				7:22PM 0.41				7:18AM 0.44				7:54PM 0.32				7:51AM 0.38

		Saturday 15								Sunday 16								Monday 17
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:10	-

Rain (mm)	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	19	18	17	17	18	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	19	19	18	16	16	14	13	17	20	21	19	17
Feels °C (?)	18	17	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	15	14	15	14	13	12	13	11	10	15	16	16	14	13

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