Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 1 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is

19.3°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 (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 5AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	11s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	14s
Evening (03 Nov)	6.5ft (2.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	2	3	3	3	2	3	2	0	0	1	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	693	582	572	525	352	1306	1387	1346	1306	1321	1189	890	816	749	637	597	522	514	514	522	522	463	1291	2026	2308	2304
Wind (km/h)	E	E	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ENE	ENE	W	W	W	SW	SW	WSW	WNW	NW	W	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide					11:30AM1.38m				00:05AM1.26m				12:30PM1.50m				00:59AM1.37m				1:15PM1.61m				1:41AM1.47m
Low Tide		4:55AM0.57m					6:05PM0.52m				6:09AM0.48m				7:00PM0.39m				7:00AM0.39m				7:41PM0.28m


	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22
	—	—	—	—	—	6:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:59	—	—	—	7:00
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	18	21	21	20	17	17	16	16	21	24	24	22	20	20	20	18	20	22	20	19	18	18	18	17
Feels °C	14	15	17	19	19	19	17	17	16	15	20	23	22	21	19	21	19	17	18	20	18	18	17	17	17	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	ESE 7	ESE 7	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10
kJ	693	582	572	525	286	1306	1387	1346	1306	1321	1189	890	816	749	637	232	181	514	514	522	522	463	1291	2026	2308	2304
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	—	—	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	SW 6	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	34	34	70	213	352	32	31	31	31	32	33	48	47	—	—	597	522	104	55	43	30	65	46	33	32	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 15	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 7	WSW 15	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13
kJ	—	21	33	33	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	15	15	26	15	14	23	42	35	17	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ESE 5	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 5	ESE 10	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 6	E 7	—	W 3	W 4	W 4	SW 4	SW 6	—	—	WSW 9	WSW 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	37	—	—	—	—	—	22	223	72	112	193	352	—	7	13	9	14	183	—	—	2109	2881
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	1	1	1	247	356	1	1	1	1	1	1	19	383	19	3	0	0	0	0	38	38	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point			Buffalo Bay Wildside	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Brak River	Brak River	Victoria Bay	The Wreck	The Wreck	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Victoria Bay	Victoria Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3			4	4	4	4	4	4	4		3	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	4	4	5	5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Hawston Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Silwerstroom West Coast	Jongensfontein Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	The Wreck Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Onrus Overberg	Victoria Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	7

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