Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 1 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is

19.2°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 (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 9PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	11s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	14s
Evening (03 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 3					Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	2	3	3	3	3	2	0	0	0	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	5
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	564	352	1005	1093	1169	1306	1207	1189	890	816	749	627	597	514	514	514	522	531	522	514	1199	1520	1679
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	S	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	glassy
High Tide		11:30AM1.38m				00:05AM1.26m				12:30PM1.50m				00:59AM1.37m				1:15PM1.61m				1:41AM1.47m
Low Tide				6:05PM0.52m				6:09AM0.48m				7:00PM0.39m				7:00AM0.39m				7:41PM0.28m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22
	—	—	6:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:59	—	—	—	7:00
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	20	17	17	16	16	20	25	24	23	20	19	20	18	20	22	21	19	19	18	18	18
Feels °C	19	19	18	16	17	16	16	19	23	22	22	19	21	20	17	18	20	19	18	18	17	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	ESE 6	ESE 6	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10
kJ	213	286	1005	1093	1169	1306	1207	1189	890	816	749	627	160	176	514	514	522	531	522	514	1199	1520	1404
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	SW 7	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	152	352	32	31	31	31	32	33	48	47	47	29	597	514	137	72	55	30	22	162	32	31	32
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	E 6	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 7	WSW 14	WSW 13	E 8
kJ	33	33	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	22	36	34	32
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 4	ESE 5	E 4	ESE 10	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	—	—	W 3	W 4	W 4	WSW 4	SW 5	—	—	WSW 9	SW 10
kJ	564	56	52	39	27	21	17	20	173	59	91	140	—	—	2	12	14	22	47	—	—	1473	1679
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	De Kelders Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	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	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Onrus Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma 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 Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	5
Distance (km)	335	340	340	1	1	1	1	1	1	352	19	3	0	0	0	0	38	38	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route				Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Buffalo Bay Wildside		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Keurbooms	Brak River	Victoria Bay	The Wreck	The Wreck	Groenvlei	Ding Dangs	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)				4	4	4	4	4	4		3	3	3	4	3	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Hawston Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Onrus Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Van Riebeek Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kanon Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8

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