Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 1 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is

15.7°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 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 9AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	10s
Afternoon (29 Sep)	7.5ft (2.3m)	10s
Evening (29 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).
	Tuesday 29								Wednesday 30								Thursday 1
	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	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	3	1	0	2	3	3	2	3	3	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	585	658	711	480	1005	726	589	588	623	607	727	592	934	1387	1635	2330	1553	901	860	710	627	499	432	354
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ESE	ENE	ENE	NE	N	N	NNW	NNW	ESE	NE	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide		4:45AM1.75m				4:59PM1.87m					5:19AM1.66m				5:35PM1.74m				5:57AM1.53m				6:16PM1.57m
Low Tide				10:45AM0.05m					11:13PM0.07m				11:20AM0.15m				11:50PM0.20m				11:59AM0.30m


	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	14	18	18	17	15	14	14	13	16	23	27	25	21	22	22	25	26	30	32	30	27	17
Feels °C	10	10	11	14	12	11	10	10	10	10	13	20	25	23	18	19	19	22	23	27	31	28	25	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SW 13	SW 13	SSE 9	SSE 9	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 8	SE 10	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	585	658	711	480	299	250	249	137	277	231	727	222	341	327	304	1642	1168	901	860	710	627	499	432	354
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SSE 8	SSW 16	SW 13	SW 15	SW 14	—	SE 11	SW 14	SE 11	SE 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	282	236	205	167	129	218	290	286	72	146	235	429	447	—	142	304	233	171	205	163	158	148	144	116
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 12	WSW 11	—	SSW 16	—	SSW 16	—	—	—	—	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10
kJ	—	34	55	102	149	142	23	—	107	—	146	—	—	—	—	304	304	208	119	116	73	73	55	37
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 4	E 5	E 4	E 5	SE 10	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	NNW 3	—	—	—	WSW 4
kJ	19	50	29	56	1005	726	589	588	623	607	—	592	934	1387	1635	2330	1553	—	—	3	—	—	—	11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gordons Bay Harbour Cape Town	Gordons Bay Harbour Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	1	1	2	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	2	4	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	1	1	3	382	382	382	19	19	19	4	1	1	1	335	19	3	3	1	4	0	0	1	1	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth				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	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4				4	4	4	3	4	4	4		4	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	2	2	2	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Airport Rights New Zealand	Airport Rights New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Fish Boma South Africa	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Anael France
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	6	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	5

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