Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 7 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is

19.3°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 (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 1AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Evening (02 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 1			Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wed 4
	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
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	2	3	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	3	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1210	1103	1006	959	913	960	944	865	887	889	492	429	582	375	334	352	1005	1093	1169	1198	1162
Wind (km/h)	SW	W	NNW	NW	WNW	W	SW	SSW	S	ESE	ENE	E	ENE	E	SE	SE	SE	ESE	N	NNW	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide			8:43PM1.19m				9:56AM1.28m				10:41PM1.17m					11:30AM1.38m				00:05AM1.26m
Low Tide	2:32PM0.63m				3:11AM0.59m				4:35PM0.63m				4:55AM0.57m					6:05PM0.52m


	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24
	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:57	—	—	—	6:58
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	16	15	15	16	18	19	19	17	16	16	15	18	20	20	20	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	17	17	16	14	14	15	16	17	18	17	15	15	14	17	19	19	19	18	18	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	1210	1103	1006	959	913	960	944	865	887	889	492	429	582	375	334	286	1005	1093	1169	1198	1162
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 5	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 10	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 5	SSE 5
kJ	42	26	106	64	60	58	51	51	54	37	37	34	34	41	213	352	32	55	39	29	24
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	SSW 15	SSW 14	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	29	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	34	21	70	33	33	32	31	31	31	32
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	135	101	87	65	60	46	60	64	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	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	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	2	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	38	1	1	1	1	1	19	19	19	1	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Keurbooms	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Keurbooms	The Wreck	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	The Wreck	Buffalo Bay Wildside	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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