Buffalo Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am 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 (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 2PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (31 May)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (31 May)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Tue morning).

Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
3
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
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
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
2.3
SW
10
2.3
SW
9
2.4
SSW
9
2.4
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
772
956
925
884
800
661
593
546
494
486
461
595
652
652
752
833
747
660
23
40
1090
880
953
963
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
SSE
5
E
10
NE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
10
SW
5
SW
0
NNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
0
S
5
SE
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
3:23AM1.61m
3:48PM1.54m
3:55AM1.61m
4:21PM1.54m
4:28AM1.58m
4:54PM1.52m
Low Tide
9:38AM0.23m
9:47PM0.33m
10:10AM0.23m
10:20PM0.34m
10:42AM0.25m
10:54PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
7:24
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5:27
5:25
5:25
5:25
1
2
2
2
2
Temp °C
16
16
22
24
22
21
21
21
20
20
24
23
19
18
17
16
16
16
19
17
16
15
15
15
14
14
21
23
21
19
19
18
17
18
23
22
19
19
17
15
14
15
14
14
14
14
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
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
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.9
SW
11
2.3
SW
9
2.4
SSW
9
2.4
SSW
9
Energy kJ
772
956
925
884
800
661
593
546
494
486
461
595
652
652
752
833
747
660
503
389
831
880
953
963
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
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
0.4
ESE
8
1.3
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.4
E
8
0.6
SSW
15
Energy kJ
43
46
29
42
75
66
61
56
48
37
41
44
58
54
43
46
33
33
21
21
318
77
20
146
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
S
9
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
E
6
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
E
8
0.3
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.1
SW
15
0.4
E
8
Energy kJ
8
8
2
71
13
93
26
21
23
40
13
13
8
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
4
1
WSW
4
1.3
WSW
5
1.3
SW
6
2.3
SW
10
2.2
SSW
9
1.4
SSE
8
Energy kJ
1
6
14
39
90
116
1090
753
277
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
Distance (km)
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
383
80
38
0
0
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
8
5
4
5
4
6
4
4
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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