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Buffalo Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 19 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
19.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 9PM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 4.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 542 | 646 | 980 | 61 | 104 | 178 | 6 | 4414 | 3848 | 3231 | 5270 | 4631 | 4207 | 4243 | 3903 | 3478 | 3293 | 3818 | 5302 | 6151 | 5564 | 5576 | 6044 | 7360 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:55PM 1.74 | 5:11AM 1.84 | 5:36PM 1.64 | 5:53AM 1.67 | 6:22PM 1.50 | 6:42AM 1.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:48AM -0.02 | 10:57PM 0.09 | 11:27AM 0.09 | 11:39PM 0.21 | 12:10PM 0.24 | 12:28AM 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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