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Buffalo Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 14 Jan 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
22.2° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 7AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
4
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
3
SW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
2.2
ESE
2.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)1111111111111111111413121211121211111111111077
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)553534483475422377377422414148012422815322625042166177613901291627558445335444407
Wind
(km/h)
0
NNW
5
NNE
0
NE
0
S
10
S
15
S
10
S
10
W
10
NNW
15
NW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglasscrosscrosscrossoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		onononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:08AM
1.12
1:17PM
1.28
1:59AM
1.24
2:04PM
1.38
2:38AM
1.35
2:42PM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:00AM
0.69
7:50PM
0.54
7:56AM
0.59
8:30PM
0.43
8:37AM
0.48
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise---5:30-------5:31-------5:31----
Sunset------7:42-------7:42-------7:42-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------15421---------
Temp. °C201919212424232121222019181818181717181922232321
Feels °C (?)232121222424232222211817171616151516171821212121
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