Buffalo Bay Surf Break

Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 1 pm 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is
17.6° C

Normal for this time of year

Buffalo Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (30 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 7PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (30 Jun)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (30 Jun)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Tue
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Fri
3
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
1
0
2
3
5
4
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2
SSW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
3.5
SW
8
3.5
SW
9
3.5
SW
9
3
SW
9
1.7
SE
11
2
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2103
1945
1789
1385
1366
1059
1158
961
972
920
1303
1465
1342
1321
968
808
658
397
1754
1834
1794
1312
683
897
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
SSW
5
ESE
0
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
15
WSW
20
W
25
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
W
25
W
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
4:14PM1.55m
4:19AM1.60m
4:47PM1.58m
4:51AM1.59m
5:18PM1.60m
5:22AM1.57m
Low Tide
10:03AM0.23m
10:15PM0.34m
10:34AM0.20m
10:48PM0.33m
11:04AM0.19m
11:21PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:29
5:30
 mm
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
14
13
12
12
11
11
14
15
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
12
12
12
12
10
10
9
8
12
13
13
12
10
8
7
6
5
7
7
8
8
9
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2
SSW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
3
SW
9
2.5
SW
9
2
SW
8
2
SE
11
Energy kJ
2103
1945
1789
1385
1366
1059
1158
961
972
920
1303
1465
1342
1321
968
808
658
397
25
18
1542
971
567
897
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.2
E
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.2
E
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
SW
12
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.7
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.6
SW
8
Energy kJ
6
6
6
103
6
99
6
45
292
381
349
26
39
51
68
51
36
23
10
19
123
683
355
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.6
SSW
15
0.2
E
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.4
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.6
SW
14
0.9
SW
12
1
SW
12
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
172
2
5
27
53
30
36
26
8
147
212
264
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
4
1.3
WSW
5
1.9
WSW
6
2.2
WSW
7
3
WSW
8
3.5
SW
8
3.5
SW
9
3.5
SW
9
3
SW
9
Energy kJ
35
92
229
431
988
1754
1834
1794
1312
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
5
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
36
0
0
367
352
415
352
77
0
0
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
7
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
6
5
7
8
9
9
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