Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (13 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 4PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jun)	11ft (3.5m)	13s
Afternoon (13 Jun)	11ft (3.5m)	12s
Evening (13 Jun)	10ft (3.0m)	13s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 13					Sunday 14								Monday 15								Tue 16
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	5	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	3827	3738	3714	3476	3070	2779	2432	1958	1788	1599	1248	1144	980	1010	1138	1193	1008	860	800	485	423	341	334	294
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	SW	SW	W	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			2:22PM1.56m				2:38AM1.79m				3:11PM1.65m				3:27AM1.82m				3:58PM1.71m				4:14AM1.80m
Low Tide	8:12AM0.15m				8:22PM0.23m				9:01AM0.08m				9:14PM0.16m				9:48AM0.04m				10:04PM0.14m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—
	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	5:24
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	14	13	13	13	12	12	15	17	15	14	13	13	13	13	15	15	14	13	13	13	13	13
Feels °C	15	13	11	10	11	11	10	10	14	16	13	12	11	11	11	10	12	12	13	12	11	10	10	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSE 8	SSE 8
kJ	3827	3738	3714	3476	3070	2779	2432	1958	1788	1599	1248	1144	980	1010	1138	1193	1008	860	800	485	423	341	212	193
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	ESE 5	E 11	E 11	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SW 11	SSW 10
kJ	9	10	10	11	25	24	22	23	37	35	32	44	30	29	20	12	45	40	25	112	171	206	334	294
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	S 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8
kJ	2	—	—	—	—	—	22	21	37	35	19	18	18	18	17	17	46	40	84	25	13	13	23	23
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	—	—	—	—	SW 3	WSW 5	WSW 7	—	WSW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	80	90	69	43	—	—	—	—	6	64	320	—	228	—	—	—	—	—	—	244
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	19	19	3	3	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Keurbooms	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Keurbooms	Brak River	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	5	4	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5

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