Buffalo Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 04 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
19.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 7PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
5
7
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
1.4
SW
2
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
Period(s) (?)11111111118101212131516161616151514141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27826326326319125175718712402372463669160916189288047712874327524685263145247412439493489
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
N
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:53PM
1.65
5:02AM
1.71
5:18PM
1.57
5:27AM
1.60
5:44PM
1.46
5:53AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:47AM
0.11
10:51PM
0.19
11:12AM
0.19
11:17PM
0.28
11:37AM
0.29
11:43PM
0.39
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise-------6:41-------6:43-------6:43
Sunset--6:19-------6:17-------6:16-----
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------11--111-----
Temp. °C222119191917171819181818181716171818181817171616
Feels °C (?)222019191816161718171716151413141415151515161515
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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