Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 7 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is

17.4° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (29 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 10PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (29 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	13s
Evening (29 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 29			Thursday 30								Friday 31
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	2	2	2	3	2	0	0	1	2	2	2	1	0	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	1127	1144	1144	1061	1061	946	932	841	841	841	757	690	690	609	510	507	675	653	1071
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	ESE	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	E	E	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	3:59PM1.64m				4:04AM1.66m				4:28PM1.71m				4:33AM1.68m				4:56PM1.75m
Low Tide			10:03PM0.26m				10:15AM0.12m				10:32PM0.22m				10:42AM0.08m


	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	14	14	13	13	16	18	16	15	14	13	12	12	15	19	19	15	14
Feels °C	12	12	11	11	10	10	14	14	12	12	10	10	9	9	12	15	15	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 9	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 9	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 8
kJ	1127	1144	1144	1061	1061	946	932	841	841	841	757	564	690	609	510	392	374	281	678
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 11	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	SW 13	E 9	ESE 9	SW 13	S 19	—	E 10	SW 12
kJ	—	—	2	238	193	281	232	—	—	—	—	690	212	302	473	7	—	125	244
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 6	ESE 6	—	—	—	SW 18	SW 18
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	80	61	—	—	—	12	48
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	E 7	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 7	E 7	ESE 6	E 9	E 7	—	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8
kJ	411	414	301	—	240	390	351	276	528	553	460	134	680	415	—	507	675	653	1071
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	19	19	3	1	1	1	1	19	19	19	19	1	1	1	1	19	19	1	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	6	5	7	6

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