Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 7 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is

15.7°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 (12 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 3PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	7s
Afternoon (12 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	15s
Evening (12 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 12							Sunday 13								Monday 14
	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)	3	2	4	4	3	4	3	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SSE 7	SW 14	SW 14	SW 16	SW 17	SW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SSW 15	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	406	116	825	1307	1845	2559	2349	2472	2205	2037	1874	2022	2085	1743	2177	1529	1329	1140	1053	970	910	754	680
Wind (km/h)	W	W	W	SW	S	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	ENE	NE	NW	NNW	W	WSW	WSW	SW	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	cross	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy
High Tide	4:06AM1.79m				4:21PM1.95m				4:36AM1.75m				4:50PM1.88m					5:04AM1.68m				5:18PM1.77m
Low Tide			10:09AM-0.01m				10:35PM0.01m				10:38AM0.04m					11:02PM0.08m				11:05AM0.12m


	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—
mm	—	1	—	—	—	—	3	3	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	2
Temp °C	16	16	17	18	17	17	17	16	16	17	18	20	19	18	18	19	19	19	19	17	16	16	16
Feels °C	17	17	18	18	18	18	17	13	14	15	16	18	18	17	17	20	19	18	16	16	17	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SSE 7	SW 14	SW 14	SW 16	SW 17	SW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	406	116	825	1307	1845	2559	2349	2472	2205	2037	1714	1554	1187	1019	1635	1529	1329	1140	1053	970	910	754	680
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	SW 12	SSE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	138	309	85	100	131	313	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	804	780	632	543	527	494	373	361	435
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 10	SSW 10	E 10	SSE 8	SE 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 5	SSW 6
kJ	87	106	111	17	24	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	45	39
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	SW 3	SSW 5	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	672	1035	1897	1838	1721	1874	2022	2085	1743	2177	—	—	—	—	3	40	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma 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
Rating (10 max)	3	2	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	40	1	1	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Keurbooms	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Keurbooms	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	6	6	8	5

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