Buffalo Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 02 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
19.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 12AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (03 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (03 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
1.6
SW
2.1
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)12121212121313131212121212121111111111109101212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)593634695645656105395492576162461449448634931526329833225415438891620202495
Wind
(km/h)
0
S
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
0
WNW
5
W
10
SW
5
SW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:00PM
1.72
4:11AM
1.86
4:27PM
1.70
4:36AM
1.80
4:53PM
1.65
5:02AM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:00PM
0.09
10:23AM
0.06
10:26PM
0.12
10:47AM
0.11
10:51PM
0.19
11:12AM
0.19
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise-----6:41-------6:41-------6:41--
Sunset6:22-------6:21-------6:19-------
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------291------------
Temp. °C242124232323212120191919191920201919191717181919
Feels °C (?)262224232424222322192021202021201919191617181817
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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