Surf Forecast Surf Report

Buffalo Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 30 Apr 2025 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
16.5° C
(Which is 2.4°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 7PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Afternoon (30 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (30 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s

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

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Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
1.6
SW
2.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
S
2
S
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121212111111111111121111111111111111111111111111111111111111111010101414121211111113131312111110101012121111111114
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1513129118071801147417016631570246930963200293632472936300731502381257522082292229622221925171415201421124211861165953731643572467370306300255331346494341293249543535572561515462370315235319551563534534414529
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
35
W
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
0
NNE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
0
NNE
5
S
5
WSW
10
W
10
NW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
SW
10
S
5
SSW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglassoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglasscrossglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:27PM
1.65
5:43AM
1.66
6:11PM
1.52
6:29AM
1.46
7:05PM
1.37
7:24AM
1.27
8:19PM
1.25
8:50AM
1.13
10:08PM
1.22
10:50AM
1.10
11:40PM
1.28
12:11PM
1.17
12:36AM
1.39
1:01PM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:17AM
0.08
11:31PM
0.22
11:59AM
0.23
12:18AM
0.38
12:46PM
0.40
1:16AM
0.55
1:45PM
0.55
2:44AM
0.69
3:16PM
0.64
4:49AM
0.70
5:03PM
0.64
6:16AM
0.62
6:14PM
0.57
7:05AM
0.51
7:00PM
0.50
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Sunrise-------7:01-------7:03-------7:03-------7:03-------7:05-------7:05-------7:07----
Sunset--5:47-------5:46-------5:45-------5:45-------5:44-------5:43-------5:42-------5:40-
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Rain (mm)
512------142221-111-----------------------------------------
Temp. °C161615151514131417151313121211121314141414131211151716141414141421221918181818182425211917171516191918161615151518191715
Feels °C (?)15141213131010121087877677910111210109121313111111111119191716151514152223191615151314181717161514141417181715
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