Buffalo Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 31 May 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
18.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (01 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 1AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (01 Jun)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (01 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed morning).

Sun
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
2
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
1
SW
11
2.4
SW
10
2.4
SSW
9
2
S
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SSW
13
3
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
800
661
593
546
494
486
461
606
652
652
739
833
747
660
23
24
224
1115
979
665
639
1027
932
1513
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
10
N
10
WSW
10
SW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
E
10
E
20
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:48PM1.54m
3:55AM1.61m
4:21PM1.54m
4:28AM1.58m
4:54PM1.52m
5:00AM1.54m
Low Tide
9:47PM0.33m
10:10AM0.23m
10:20PM0.34m
10:42AM0.25m
10:54PM0.37m
11:14AM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:25
5:25
5:25
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Temp °C
22
22
21
22
21
20
26
24
19
17
16
16
16
16
18
18
17
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
21
20
19
20
18
17
24
22
19
17
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
12
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
11
0.4
ESE
8
1
SW
11
2.4
SW
10
2.4
SSW
9
2
S
9
1.9
SSE
9
2.2
S
9
2.1
S
10
1.9
SSW
13
Energy kJ
800
661
593
546
494
486
461
606
652
652
739
833
747
660
503
21
224
1115
979
665
639
794
796
1126
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
SSW
11
1
WSW
11
0.4
ESE
8
1
WSW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SSW
13
0.2
W
11
Energy kJ
58
66
61
51
48
37
38
44
58
54
42
45
33
33
21
24
230
21
186
404
432
1027
932
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
E
7
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
S
13
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.8
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
W
11
Energy kJ
2
71
21
92
14
28
23
14
21
20
21
253
460
77
61
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
1.8
WSW
11
1.3
SW
6
0.3
E
8
2.2
SE
8
3
SSE
9
Energy kJ
6
10
26
55
771
116
12
687
1513
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
678
0
38
19
1
1
19
476
476
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
8
5
4
6
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
5
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