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Buffalo Bay Surf Forecast
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Buffalo Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 19 Jul 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 7PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 3790 | 3136 | 2800 | 2508 | 2177 | 1898 | 1720 | 1619 | 1651 | 1815 | 1823 | 2542 | 3607 | 3511 | 3695 | 2779 | 2587 | 2779 | 2696 | 2945 | 2734 | 2468 | 1713 | 1470 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:15AM 1.19 | 10:55PM 1.40 | 11:54AM 1.21 | 12:24AM 1.42 | 1:14PM 1.31 | 1:34AM 1.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:12PM 0.56 | 5:38AM 0.51 | 5:52PM 0.57 | 7:02AM 0.44 | 7:17PM 0.48 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Garden Route
Continuing clean conditions at Buffalo Bay (light winds from the E at Plettenberg Bay 31 km from Buffalo Bay). 2.7m 13s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.7m 4s local chop from the E. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.
31 km away, 59 min ago
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