Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 1 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is

19.3°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 (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 4PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Evening (02 Nov)	6.5ft (2.0m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 2					Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	3	3	3	3	3	2	0	0	1	4	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	944	865	1237	1024	492	745	655	551	564	352	943	1204	1235	1198	1162	1044	890	904	749	627	607	578	514
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SSW	SSE	SE	ESE	E	E	E	SE	SE	SE	E	NE	NE	NE	ESE	SE	ESE	E	E	E	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	glassy	off	off
High Tide	9:56AM1.28m				10:41PM1.17m					11:30AM1.38m				00:05AM1.26m				12:30PM1.50m				00:59AM1.37m
Low Tide			4:35PM0.63m				4:55AM0.57m					6:05PM0.52m				6:09AM0.48m				7:00PM0.39m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24
	—	—	6:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	6:59
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	18	17	17	16	16	18	21	21	20	18	17	16	16	20	23	24	22	20	19	19	18
Feels °C	17	17	16	15	15	15	15	17	19	19	19	18	18	16	16	20	22	22	20	19	21	19	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 14	SW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	E 6	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	944	865	887	1024	492	745	655	551	213	286	943	1204	1235	1198	1162	1044	890	904	749	627	182	578	514
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 10	E 10	—	—	E 10	SW 12	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	51	51	54	37	37	34	34	70	152	352	32	31	31	32	21	33	48	—	—	28	607	144	90
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	SSW 15	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	E 9	E 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	34	21	33	33	33	—	—	—	31	32	—	—	—	—	—	17	27	26
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSW 12	SSE 6	SSE 6	—	—	—	S 11	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	SE 5	E 10	E 6	SE 5	ESE 10	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	E 6	—	WSW 3
kJ	—	—	1237	117	117	—	—	—	564	55	44	33	41	120	1	21	186	57	94	135	199	—	2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Cemetery Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	19	1	1	1	1	19	19	19	1	0	0	0	0	19	407	19	1	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Keurbooms	Outer Pool	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Keurbooms	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3		3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5

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