Buffalo Bay Surf Break

Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 7 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is
17.0° C

Normal for this time of year

Buffalo Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 3PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (07 Jul)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (07 Jul)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
12
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1006
1083
1065
986
970
1065
1246
1498
1619
1594
1569
1497
1450
1619
1545
2444
3632
3456
3313
3037
2678
2713
3305
3764
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
NW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
7:59AM1.31m
8:36PM1.48m
9:05AM1.23m
9:46PM1.44m
10:33AM1.20m
11:10PM1.43m
Low Tide
2:03AM0.46m
2:05PM0.42m
3:05AM0.50m
3:08PM0.50m
4:23AM0.51m
4:29PM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:31
5:32
5:32
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
17
17
15
14
14
14
14
14
17
18
17
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
11
Feels °C
12
12
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
12
15
15
15
14
13
12
10
11
11
12
12
11
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
12
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
Energy kJ
1006
1083
1065
986
970
1065
1246
1498
1619
1594
1569
1497
1450
1619
1545
2444
3632
3456
3313
3037
2678
2713
3305
3764
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
ESE
10
0.7
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
2.2
SW
13
0.1
SE
15
Energy kJ
92
92
68
68
58
39
38
38
149
38
283
486
601
659
674
8
4
11
11
10
10
10
1619
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
22
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.7
SSW
13
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
8
11
9
45
44
127
38
128
31
18
18
8
170
2
2
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
3
0.8
WSW
4
1.6
SW
7
Energy kJ
8
21
254
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
37
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
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