Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 7 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is

17.6° 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 (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 12PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	15s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	14s
Evening (21 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 21							Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	3	5
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	393	773	1447	2280	2503	2459	2103	1942	1558	1363	1240	1276	1200	1111	678	590	514	944	1193	2189	2164	1813	2160
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	SW	S	SE	ENE	NE	NE	NNW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	SW	WSW	SW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide			8:12AM1.21m				8:44PM1.33m				9:14AM1.10m				9:54PM1.22m				10:58AM1.05m
Low Tide	2:16AM0.53m				2:10PM0.55m				3:12AM0.63m				3:07PM0.67m				4:36AM0.69m				4:43PM0.75m


	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1
Temp °C	13	13	16	17	15	13	13	13	13	13	16	16	15	14	14	14	12	12	17	18	15	14	14
Feels °C	11	12	16	16	14	12	12	11	11	10	14	13	13	13	13	13	11	11	15	14	12	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12
kJ	393	773	1447	2280	2503	2459	2103	1942	1558	1363	1240	1276	1200	1111	678	590	514	944	1193	1452	1773	1813	2160
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SSW 18
kJ	389	379	359	294	270	234	238	222	226	186	186	186	190	209	617	581	463	127	127	144	125	94	1420
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SW 7	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 15	S 15	SSW 14	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	SW 12	SE 7	E 8	S 22	SSW 20	ESE 12
kJ	353	89	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	121	109	207	209	175	167	37	14	11	9	218	93
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 3	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	—	—	—	—	NNW 3	SW 11	SW 11	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	15	20	16	—	—	—	—	1	2189	2164	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5
Distance (km)	0	0	0	19	19	1	1	1	0	0	0	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	77	38	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Santos Reef	Brak River	Brak River	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Buffalo Bay	Brak River	Inner Pool	Groenvlei
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	7
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	9
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	8	7	9	5	4	5	4	4	5	5	9

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