Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (02 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 6PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Afternoon (02 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	9s
Evening (02 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	9s

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

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	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).
	Thu 2					Friday 3								Saturday 4								Sun 5
	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	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	3	4	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 12	SE 11	SE 12	ESE 13	SE 13	SE 13	ESE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	ESE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	488	1109	1396	1833	1233	965	760	619	659	836	974	1103	1522	1799	1703	1457	1236	1100	948	933	782	782	694	636
Wind (km/h)	W	WSW	WSW	WNW	NNW	NNE	NNW	NNW	N	N	S	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	SE	ENE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide				5:18PM1.60m				5:22AM1.57m				5:51PM1.60m				5:54AM1.53m				6:24PM1.59m				6:29AM1.47m
Low Tide		11:04AM0.19m				11:21PM0.33m				11:34AM0.20m				11:55PM0.35m				12:05PM0.23m				00:32AM0.38m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—
	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	5:30
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	15	15	14	13	13	14	14	16	17	16	15	14	14	14	14	17	19	17	16	16	15	15	15
Feels °C	7	8	10	11	10	9	11	11	13	15	14	13	11	11	11	10	14	16	14	13	13	11	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 9	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SE 11	SE 12	SE 11	SE 12	ESE 13	SE 13	SE 13	ESE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	ESE 12
kJ	488	397	120	1400	1233	965	760	619	478	836	974	1103	1522	1799	1703	1457	1236	1100	948	933	782	782	694	636
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	SSE 10	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SW 9	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	WSW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 8	SW 9	SW 9	WSW 9
kJ	23	25	16	18	10	128	422	595	659	393	272	243	364	302	245	240	145	166	162	155	98	132	162	172
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	SE 8	S 21	—	ESE 10	E 8	SW 19	WSW 9	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 8	WSW 8	SSW 19	S 10	SW 18	SSW 18	SW 11	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	7	3	9	—	9	6	15	368	46	45	112	112	37	16	82	123	63	130	173	173	183	174	176	174
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 8	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	946	1109	1396	1833	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	398	77	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route		Dias Beach	Outer Pool	Buffalo Bay	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)		3	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Green Point Durban/KZN South	Dias Beach Garden Route	Outer Pool Garden Route	Snake Park Durban/KZN South	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	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	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	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	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	6	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	6	6	9	9	9	9	7	9	5	6	8	5	7	5	6	5	5	5	5	9	9

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