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Buffalo Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 31 May 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
18.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 2PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | |
772 | 956 | 925 | 884 | 800 | 661 | 593 | 546 | 494 | 486 | 461 | 595 | 652 | 652 | 752 | 833 | 747 | 660 | 23 | 40 | 1090 | 880 | 953 | 963 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:23AM1.61m | 3:48PM1.54m | 3:55AM1.61m | 4:21PM1.54m | 4:28AM1.58m | 4:54PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:38AM0.23m | 9:47PM0.33m | 10:10AM0.23m | 10:20PM0.34m | 10:42AM0.25m | 10:54PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | | | | | | | | | | |  |  | | | | |  | |  |  | | |
 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:25 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
14 | 14 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
 kJ | 772 | 956 | 925 | 884 | 800 | 661 | 593 | 546 | 494 | 486 | 461 | 595 | 652 | 652 | 752 | 833 | 747 | 660 | 503 | 389 | 831 | 880 | 953 | 963 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | E 8 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 43 | 46 | 29 | 42 | 75 | 66 | 61 | 56 | 48 | 37 | 41 | 44 | 58 | 54 | 43 | 46 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 318 | 77 | 20 | 146 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | SSW 15 | E 6 | SSW 13 | — | ESE 9 | — | E 8 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 15 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 71 | 13 | 93 | — | 26 | — | 21 | — | 23 | 40 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | — | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 14 | 39 | 90 | 116 | 1090 | 753 | — | 277 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 383 | 80 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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