Buffalo Bay Surf Break
Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Buffalo Bay

Issued: 7 pm 06 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is
18.6° C

Normal for this time of year

Buffalo Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (06 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 11PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jun)--
Afternoon (06 Jun)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (06 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tue
9
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.5
SW
12
1.7
SW
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.6
SW
13
1.3
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
550
522
635
612
612
614
688
460
834
647
1179
1033
1244
1304
1380
1460
1568
1438
1319
1120
990
841
695
683
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
SSE
5
E
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
0
W
5
S
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
High Tide
7:33PM1.39m
7:40AM1.28m
8:29PM1.38m
8:46AM1.22m
9:35PM1.39m
10:07AM1.21m
Low Tide
1:44AM0.57m
1:57PM0.47m
2:50AM0.58m
2:58PM0.51m
4:04AM0.55m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:24
5:24
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
13
13
14
18
19
17
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
13
13
16
17
Feels °C
14
12
11
10
11
11
16
17
15
13
15
14
13
13
12
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.5
SW
12
1.7
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.6
SW
13
1.4
ESE
11
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
Energy kJ
550
522
635
612
612
614
688
467
834
431
1179
1033
1244
1304
1380
1460
1568
1438
1319
1120
990
841
695
683
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
S
8
1.1
SW
12
1.5
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.3
SW
14
1.3
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
270
225
150
111
386
563
477
460
439
647
373
356
350
350
292
281
229
184
174
135
133
130
98
98
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.8
SW
14
0.3
S
8
0.9
WSW
9
0.2
S
7
0.7
SW
7
0.1
S
7
0.6
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
282
223
175
216
84
46
31
224
10
135
4
56
1
21
24
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
3
0.9
WSW
4
Energy kJ
5
34
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
38
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
6
5
6
7
8
8
8
9
8
7
6
7
5
7
5
9
9
9
9
6
6
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