Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 7 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is

15.4°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 (10 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 1PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	12s
Afternoon (10 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	12s
Evening (10 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 10							Sunday 11								Monday 12
	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	2	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1358	1358	1336	1255	1439	1904	1876	1750	1607	1475	1365	1246	1042	860	761	748	723	723	800	786	760	1201	1201
Wind (km/h)	ENE	E	SSE	SE	ESE	E	NE	NW	WNW	W	WSW	SSW	S	ENE	NE	NNE	WNW	WSW	WSW	S	SW	NW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	cross-on	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	cross
High Tide	3:10AM1.72m				3:22PM1.90m				3:40AM1.74m				3:51PM1.87m				4:09AM1.71m				4:19PM1.81m
Low Tide			9:12AM0.08m				9:37PM0.02m				9:41AM0.08m				10:04PM0.04m				10:08AM0.12m				10:30PM0.10m


	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	16	19	21	20	17	17	16	16	17	20	20	18	16	17	18	18	19	20	19	18	16	16
Feels °C	13	16	18	19	18	16	17	16	15	16	19	20	19	17	17	19	18	18	18	19	18	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	1358	1358	1336	1255	1439	1904	1876	1750	1607	1475	1365	1246	1042	860	761	748	723	723	800	786	760	1201	1201
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	WSW 11	E 9	E 9	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 7	E 7	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	45	44	43	495	60	42	45	53	43	37	26	27	32	34	92	67	87	83	106	133	103	101	81
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 18	SW 18	E 9	WSW 12	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	E 7	—	—	—	SW 4	—	—	—
kJ	—	12	12	60	57	—	42	42	42	42	43	46	47	48	—	22	—	—	—	24	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ESE 9	E 9	E 5	—	E 6	—	—	W 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 3	—	SW 6	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	88	164	37	—	89	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	58	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	1	1	19	19	19	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	37	1	1	0	0	0	0	36	0	0	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Victoria Bay	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Lookout Beach	Robberg	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Strandfontein West Coast	Strandfontein West Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Danger Reef Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	9	6	9	9	9	9	8	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5

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