Buffalo Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 19 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
20.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 5AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (19 Apr)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (19 Apr)1ft (0.3m)18s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
4
4
5
8
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
7
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
2.2
SW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.3
E
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
Period(s) (?)111010109912181818911111213141413131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1518970869834542632132363104178144169369532005425463142074023384434783293340358095759
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
40
WSW
30
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
15
SW
10
W
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
15
W
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:31AM
1.95
4:55PM
1.74
5:11AM
1.84
5:36PM
1.64
5:53AM
1.67
6:22PM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:18PM
0.01
10:48AM
-0.02
10:57PM
0.09
11:27AM
0.09
11:39PM
0.21
12:10PM
0.24
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise---6:52-------6:54-------6:54----
Sunset------6:00-------5:59-------5:58-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------1--------------3
Temp. °C151515162123221915141415171918151514131419201916
Feels °C (?)1312121316181513787891314131311111115151512
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