Buffalo Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 15 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
20.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 2PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (15 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
2.4
SW
Period(s) (?)121110111313131616161515141414141313131212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10251745153023163452339927945865502144143710302624922318212517191619156912591144116910528461440
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
NE
5
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
15
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
NW
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glassononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:10AM
1.75
2:30PM
1.65
2:43AM
1.89
3:05PM
1.75
3:18AM
1.98
3:40PM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:26AM
0.13
8:30PM
0.12
9:00AM
0.00
9:04PM
0.04
9:35AM
-0.07
9:40PM
-0.00
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
Sunrise-6:50-------6:50-------6:50------
Sunset----6:05-------6:04-------6:02---
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
Rain (mm)
-21-------------------13
Temp. °C191718171717171715162020201817171617191817171614
Feels °C (?)18141515161716161415191819181716151718171717168
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