Buffalo Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 01 Nov 2025 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Buffalo Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is
18.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 5AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.0m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (01 Nov)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (01 Nov)11ft (3.5m)12s

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

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Saturday
01
Sunday
02
Monday
03
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
3
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
2
2
4
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
Period(s) (?)9910111212121213131313121212121211111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1224202722482038275135353448347329722570244520881665155014441420132376476411701110100910271046
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
15
WNW
15
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
0
W
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
glasscrosscrosscrossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:09AM
1.28
12:34PM
1.51
12:58AM
1.43
1:15PM
1.70
1:41AM
1.58
1:55PM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:10AM
0.46
6:54PM
0.36
6:57AM
0.32
7:36PM
0.18
7:39AM
0.19
Saturday
01
Sunday
02
Monday
03
Sunrise---5:26-------5:26-------5:26----
Sunset------6:54-------6:55-------6:57-
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---11-1-1---------------
Temp. °C171616171617161615141316181817141413131721212016
Feels °C (?)141413131213121211111013151515121211121719191916
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