Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 1 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is

16.9°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (21 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 8AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	12s
Afternoon (21 Oct)	11ft (3.5m)	12s
Evening (21 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 21								Thursday 22								Friday 23
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	2	3	3	5	5	4	4	4	3	1	2	2	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 9	SW 9	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1121	1524	2320	3300	3708	3707	2710	2307	2153	2376	1882	1882	1402	1360	1862	1959	1745	1989	2318	2242	1966	1688	1465	1162
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NNW	WNW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	NE	SE	SE	E	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	glassy
High Tide	00:20AM1.19m				12:46PM1.37m				1:02AM1.33m				1:18PM1.54m				1:37AM1.47m				1:50PM1.69m
Low Tide			6:23AM0.56m				7:01PM0.51m				7:01AM0.43m				7:34PM0.34m				7:35AM0.30m					8:06PM0.18m


	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	16	18	21	18	17	16	15	15	15	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	15	18	19	18	16	17
Feels °C	13	15	17	18	15	14	13	12	12	13	13	11	12	12	12	13	14	14	15	16	16	16	14	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11
kJ	1121	1524	2320	3300	47	46	32	16	17	1877	17	18	18	10	1509	1487	1745	1989	2318	2242	1966	1688	1465	1162
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	20	59	55	68	—	—	—	—	—	17	—	—	—	—	11	10	10	10	9	9	19	19	19	19
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	—	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	11	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 9	SW 9	SW 11	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 4	E 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	3708	3707	2710	2307	2153	2376	1882	1882	1402	1360	1862	1959	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	16
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	3	4	3	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	38	38	0	0	0	0	0	407	37	37	0	0	0	0	0	19	247	3	1	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Buffalo Bay	The Wreck	The Wreck	The Wreck	Victoria Bay	Inner Pool	Victoria Bay	Outer Pool		The Wreck	The Wreck	Buffalo Bay	Buffalo Bay	Brak River	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4		4	3	5	5	4	4	4	4		4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Hout Bay Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	The Wreck Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	4	4	9	9	8	5	5	3	4	3	5	5	4	4	5	5	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	7	6	9	9	9	9	8	5	5	5	7	5	6	6	6	5	9	7	6	5	5	5

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