Buffalo Bay Surf Break

Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 7 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is
17.0° C

Normal for this time of year

Buffalo Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 2AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (05 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (05 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
4
2
2
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
12
1.7
ESE
12
1.7
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.3
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
948
878
782
647
636
527
518
518
441
407
347
335
471
760
865
754
650
662
734
765
1006
1003
986
970
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
NE
5
N
5
N
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:24PM1.59m
6:29AM1.47m
7:01PM1.57m
7:10AM1.40m
7:43PM1.53m
7:59AM1.31m
Low Tide
00:32AM0.38m
12:39PM0.27m
1:14AM0.41m
1:18PM0.34m
2:03AM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
15
15
14
14
19
20
17
16
16
16
15
15
18
19
17
16
16
16
15
14
18
17
Feels °C
14
12
11
11
10
10
15
17
15
14
13
13
12
12
16
16
15
14
14
14
12
11
16
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
12
1.7
ESE
12
1.7
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.3
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
Energy kJ
948
878
782
647
636
527
518
518
441
407
347
335
471
760
865
754
650
662
734
765
1006
1003
986
970
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
9
1.1
SW
9
0.9
SW
8
0.9
SW
8
1
SW
9
1.1
SW
9
1
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
8
0.6
SW
13
0.8
WSW
10
1.1
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
Energy kJ
211
202
98
98
155
186
168
138
99
59
138
122
302
251
207
183
180
143
141
123
92
92
90
68
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
WSW
8
0.7
SW
12
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.2
E
10
0.1
S
23
Energy kJ
173
173
183
174
176
174
238
221
147
142
44
151
31
5
1
1
1
1
8
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
7
7
5
5
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