Buffalo Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 03 Apr 2026 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
19.6° 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 4PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (03 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (03 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


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Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
5
7
9
9
9
9
8
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
1.3
SW
2
SW
2.4
SW
3
SW
3
SW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
Period(s) (?)13131212121212121111111111810111213151616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)954925761748614551486349278268263258191198757134023483436662285788695847879707248
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
0
WSW
5
W
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
offglassglassglassglassoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:27PM
1.70
4:36AM
1.80
4:53PM
1.65
5:02AM
1.71
5:18PM
1.57
5:27AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:23AM
0.06
10:26PM
0.12
10:47AM
0.11
10:51PM
0.19
11:12AM
0.19
11:17PM
0.28
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise-------6:41-------6:41-------6:43
Sunset--6:21-------6:19-------6:17-----
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-121211-------------11--
Temp. °C212019191819181920201919181717171818181717171516
Feels °C (?)232120212022202120201919181617171717161514131112
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