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Buffalo Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 2PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1619 | 1468 | 1259 | 1144 | 1088 | 126 | 207 | 1298 | 1445 | 1949 | 1750 | 2169 | 2032 | 1687 | 1309 | 850 | 757 | 611 | 632 | 646 | 1324 | 1727 | 2469 | 5440 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:18AM 1.98 | 3:40PM 1.80 | 3:54AM 2.00 | 4:17PM 1.80 | 4:31AM 1.95 | 4:55PM 1.74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:35AM -0.07 | 9:40PM -0.00 | 10:11AM -0.08 | 10:18PM 0.01 | 10:48AM -0.02 | 10:57PM 0.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Mon 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 7 |
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