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Buffalo Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 12 Jan 2026 SAST
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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
21.6° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 5PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)6ft (1.9m)16s
Afternoon (12 Jan)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (12 Jan)7ft (2.1m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
2
3
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SSW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
Period(s) (?)161514141313131212121212111111111111111116141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17281671215516881367124211278607486896145935634834834754663774754571054211419421972
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
S
5
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
W
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		crosscrossglassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:31AM
1.20
11:42PM
1.04
12:08PM
1.21
1:08AM
1.12
1:17PM
1.28
1:59AM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:21PM
0.70
5:23AM
0.75
6:55PM
0.64
7:00AM
0.69
7:50PM
0.54
7:56AM
0.59
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-------5:28-------5:30-------5:31
Sunset--7:43-------7:42-------7:42-----
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------2
Temp. °C232423212121192023232220191918212424242121212018
Feels °C (?)242524232423202223232221212119212324252222201916
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