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Buffalo Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 16 Jan 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
22.6° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 1PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (16 Jan)4ft (1.2m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SW
1.3
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)1111111010101099991010101091011121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)676558496412396356216180172172172139296636793125418502777307928722555232020611821
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
0
NE
5
S
5
S
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglasscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		glassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:38AM
1.35
2:42PM
1.49
3:11AM
1.47
3:15PM
1.58
3:42AM
1.57
3:46PM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:37AM
0.48
9:02PM
0.32
9:11AM
0.38
9:32PM
0.22
9:43AM
0.30
10:01PM
0.14
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise-5:31-------5:33-------5:33------
Sunset----7:42-------7:40-------7:40---
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------1211------
Temp. °C182021212220201919191920202019181818202019181918
Feels °C (?)172121212121222020191919181815141413151615161817
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