Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 7 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is

17.6° 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 (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 2PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	11s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	10s
Evening (20 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 20							Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 11	SSW 16	SW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	858	918	792	716	371	365	353	380	393	1074	1582	2121	2668	2496	2241	1942	1558	1363	1319	1112	1129	1284	625
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	W	SW	SW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	W	S	ESE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide		7:27AM1.34m				7:56PM1.47m					8:12AM1.21m				8:44PM1.33m				9:14AM1.10m				9:54PM1.22m
Low Tide				1:29PM0.40m					2:16AM0.53m				2:10PM0.55m				3:12AM0.63m				3:07PM0.67m


	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	16	17	16	14	14	13	13	13	15	16	15	13	13	13	12	13	16	16	15	14	13
Feels °C	11	12	15	15	15	13	12	11	12	12	15	15	14	12	12	12	10	11	13	13	13	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	ESE 12	SE 11	ESE 11	SW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	858	918	792	716	315	273	353	380	393	1074	1582	2121	2668	2496	2241	1942	1558	1363	1319	1112	1129	1284	625
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SW 10	SW 10	SW 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	SSW 13
kJ	325	325	319	365	371	365	208	262	344	372	359	294	265	234	218	222	186	186	186	190	157	209	617
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SW 11	SW 11	SW 9	SSW 16	SSW 16	WSW 8	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 4	E 4	SSW 15	S 15	ESE 13	ESE 13
kJ	16	16	16	16	182	179	156	291	353	58	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	121	110	189	209
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 3	WSW 3	—	—
kJ	1269	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	7	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	171	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	38	0	37	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Santos Reef	Keurbooms	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Silwerstroom West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	7	7

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