Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 7 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is

16.9° 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 (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 12PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Evening (10 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 10							Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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)	5	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	0	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	ESE 7	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	3451	3451	3123	2938	2773	2493	2319	2195	2044	2077	2032	1929	1659	1564	1413	1365	1301	744	631	550	452	444	355	288
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	W	SW	SW	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	E	ESE	E	E	NE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross
High Tide				12:05PM1.25m				00:31AM1.50m				1:19PM1.36m				1:38AM1.60m					2:17PM1.51m
Low Tide		5:49AM0.47m				6:00PM0.52m				7:05AM0.37m				7:18PM0.42m					8:06AM0.25m				8:21PM0.30m


	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31
	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	5:35
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	15	15	15	13	13	12	13	12	16	17	16	15	15	15	15	14	17	19	17	16	16	15
Feels °C	10	10	13	13	15	12	11	10	11	10	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	15	16	15	14	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	ESE 7	ESE 8
kJ	3451	3451	3123	2938	2773	2493	2319	2195	2044	2077	2032	1929	1659	1564	1413	1365	1301	744	631	550	452	444	272	288
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14	—	—	—	—	—	W 13	WSW 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	SW 18	SW 18	SE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 11	SSW 11
kJ	8	8	8	—	—	—	—	—	3	17	3	3	3	11	10	12	12	143	168	174	25	10	334	281
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 18	WSW 13	SW 18	W 12	W 12	SW 16	W 11	W 11	SSE 10	S 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	17	12	3	3	10	3	2	31	49
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	E 3	—	ESE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	6	—	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	216	222	230	355	—
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	1	1	1	232	19	1	1	1	1	1	1	19	3	3	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Santos Reef	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	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Doring Bay West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4

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