Buffalo Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 24 Apr 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
18.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 3PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (24 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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 Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sun night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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)
3
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
11
1.3
ESE
8
1
SSW
11
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
9
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.9
SW
10
1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
774
624
505
361
290
252
252
215
269
264
220
205
171
168
137
134
180
204
200
188
96
73
54
60
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
0
W
10
SE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NW
15
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
5
W
0
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
25
WSW
30
W
30
W
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:34AM1.15m
10:49PM1.26m
11:31AM1.18m
00:11AM1.38m
12:41PM1.28m
1:03AM1.51m
Low Tide
3:19AM0.67m
4:04PM0.62m
5:27AM0.64m
5:44PM0.57m
6:43AM0.51m
6:45PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
cloud
light rain
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6:56
6:58
6:58
6:58
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5:53
5:52
5:52
5:51
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
25
27
25
24
22
22
20
22
28
28
21
20
18
18
16
16
20
19
18
16
14
14
13
14
24
27
24
23
21
21
19
21
27
26
21
19
18
19
16
16
20
19
18
12
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.9
SW
10
1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1.1
SW
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
Energy kJ
774
295
310
316
284
252
252
215
269
235
189
153
133
136
130
101
180
204
200
188
194
73
54
60
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
Energy kJ
268
624
505
361
290
217
226
186
207
264
220
205
171
168
137
134
106
108
130
125
96
55
34
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
17
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
Energy kJ
2
8
2
17
6
6
2
22
8
6
24
23
22
25
34
20
19
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
1.4
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
8
Energy kJ
1
2
5
6
300
392
947
1003
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
4
Distance (km)
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
0
77
496
367
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
9
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