Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 7 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is

16.6°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 (17 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 11AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Afternoon (17 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	12s
Evening (17 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 17							Sunday 18								Monday 19
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	928	928	980	1313	1806	1878	1693	1539	1610	1602	1883	1591	2273	1545	1778	2140	1543	1760	1112	869	855	1130	963
Wind (km/h)	WNW	W	SW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SW	SW	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	SW	WSW	WNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross
High Tide		6:39AM1.21m				6:47PM1.17m				7:46AM1.09m					8:11PM1.05m				10:35AM1.07m
Low Tide				12:39PM0.68m				1:16AM0.67m				1:56PM0.80m					3:12AM0.75m				4:57PM0.81m


	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:44	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	—	1	2	1	2	3	2	2	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	17	16	16	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	15	16	15	14	14
Feels °C	18	18	16	15	14	12	14	14	14	13	12	10	10	8	9	8	7	8	10	12	11	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	928	928	980	1313	1806	1878	1693	1539	1610	1602	1883	1591	2273	1545	1778	2140	1543	1760	1112	869	855	1130	963
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SW 15	SSW 12	E 9	E 9	E 9	S 6	SE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8
kJ	12	12	12	12	12	12	5	5	5	232	57	13	6	6	212	39	59	88	71	29	16	18	25
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	—	—	E 9	—	—	—	E 8	E 8	E 7	ESE 7	E 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	5	6	—	—	—	14	—	—	—	31	20	10	32	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 6	—	SSW 7	SSW 7	—	WSW 5	WSW 5	WSW 6	SW 6	SW 6	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	159	—	389	446	—	40	78	127	170	183	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Long Beach Cape Town	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	19	19	428	180	38	37	0	0	0	0	38	38	0	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Keurbooms	The Wreck	Groenvlei	Keurbooms	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point			The Wreck	Brak River	Outer Pool	Brak River	Brak River	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	The Wreck	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4			4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hell West Coast	Haakgat Cape Town	Groenvlei Garden Route	Pringle Bay Overberg	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Long Beach Cape Town	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Kamer Van Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Kleinmond Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	7	4	4	4	4	9	4	4	5	5	5	6	6

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