Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 1 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is

15.7°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 (13 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 10AM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	15s
Afternoon (13 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	9s
Evening (13 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 13								Monday 14								Tuesday 15
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	1	3	4	3	2	2	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	SW 15	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	SSW 17	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	2472	2379	2037	1810	1554	1723	1700	2154	1368	1297	1225	1040	954	889	769	693	632	669	682	617	553	418	504	644
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	NE	NNE	NNW	N	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	NNW	ENE	NNE	NW	WSW	S	E	S	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	cross	on	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		4:36AM1.75m				4:50PM1.88m					5:04AM1.68m				5:18PM1.77m				5:32AM1.58m				5:45PM1.63m
Low Tide				10:38AM0.04m					11:02PM0.08m				11:05AM0.12m				11:29PM0.18m				11:31AM0.24m


	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—
mm	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	4	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	17	19	22	21	19	20	20	20	21	18	18	17	16	15	15	16	17	21	21	20	18	17
Feels °C	15	14	14	18	21	20	18	20	20	19	20	18	18	17	17	16	13	16	17	20	20	19	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	SW 16
kJ	2472	2379	2037	1810	1554	1303	1019	1433	1368	1297	1225	1040	954	889	769	693	632	669	682	617	553	418	358	644
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	S 11	—	S 10	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	—	—	—	—	2	—	2	804	780	632	543	527	392	373	314	344	224	383	344	281	233	202	217	319
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 5	WSW 7	SW 7	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 18	SSW 17	E 11
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	32	70	75	28	50	93	204	504	289
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 10	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	SSW 4	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	SW 10
kJ	1318	1223	1276	1099	1205	1723	1700	2154	—	—	—	—	5	29	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	432
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	19	19	19	19	1	19	3	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	19	1	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Victoria Bay	Keurbooms	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Dias Beach	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Greenmeadows New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Fish Boma South Africa	Injidup Carpark Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Sea Vista South Africa	Cloudbreak Fiji	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cintsa West South Africa	Hole-in-the-Wall South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Supertubes Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Saint Leu Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion
Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	7	6	5	6	5	5	6	6	5	6	6	6	9	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6

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