Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 1 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is

15.2°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 (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 7AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Evening (09 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 9								Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	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)	3	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	3	3	4	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	2220	2536	3005	3208	3160	3065	2576	1897	1665	1358	1358	1249	1255	1415	1904	1876	1847	1607	1475	1365	1226	1025	860	761
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNE	SSW	SSW	SSW	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	E	SSE	SE	ESE	E	NE	WNW	WNW	W	SW	SSW	SW	NE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross
High Tide		2:39AM1.67m				2:52PM1.87m				3:10AM1.72m				3:22PM1.90m				3:40AM1.74m				3:51PM1.87m
Low Tide				8:42AM0.11m				9:09PM0.04m				9:12AM0.08m				9:37PM0.02m				9:41AM0.08m				10:04PM0.04m


	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	13	15	20	19	17	15	16	15	14	16	19	20	20	17	17	16	16	18	20	20	18	17	17
Feels °C	11	12	13	18	17	16	15	16	15	13	16	18	18	18	17	18	16	16	18	20	20	19	19	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	2220	2536	3005	3208	3160	3065	2576	1897	1665	1358	1358	1249	1255	1415	1904	1876	1847	1607	1475	1365	1226	1025	860	761
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 5	E 5	ESE 5	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	125	127	125	94	92	65	64	64	64	45	44	43	43	42	42	15	15	13	42	43	45	47	48	68
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18	SW 18	—	WSW 12	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 5	E 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	12	—	57	—	42	42	42	13	14	9	10	11	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 3	E 9	E 4	E 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	106	17	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Distance (km)	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	19	19	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Robberg	Buffalo Bay	Buffalo Bay	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	Brak River	Lookout Beach	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Platboom Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Strandfontein West Coast	Vredenberg Point West Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	5	6	7	9	9	9	9	4	5	6	6

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