Buffalo Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 25 May 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
18.6° C
(Which is 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: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (25 May)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Evening (25 May)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
6
6
6
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
2
SW
14
2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.7
SSW
18
3
SW
18
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1383
1482
1902
2247
2358
2293
1857
1537
1326
1127
917
736
712
761
748
603
1572
1380
1537
1859
5190
5406
5389
4621
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
SSE
10
E
5
NNE
5
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:51AM1.21m
00:14AM1.45m
12:47PM1.28m
1:01AM1.50m
1:32PM1.35m
1:40AM1.54m
Low Tide
5:52AM0.54m
5:48PM0.54m
6:48AM0.46m
6:43PM0.50m
7:30AM0.39m
7:28PM0.45m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:28
5:28
Temp °C
16
16
20
22
20
19
19
17
16
15
17
18
17
15
15
15
15
15
18
18
17
16
15
15
15
15
19
21
19
19
18
15
14
13
15
17
17
15
15
15
14
15
18
17
17
16
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
2
SW
14
2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
3
SW
18
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
Energy kJ
1383
1482
1902
2247
2358
2293
1857
1537
1326
1127
917
736
712
761
748
603
1572
1380
1537
1109
5190
5406
5389
4621
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.8
SW
6
0.6
SSW
16
0.8
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
1.7
SSW
18
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
Energy kJ
65
63
40
39
38
38
38
34
33
23
13
14
36
175
302
479
6
6
6
1859
12
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.5
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
Energy kJ
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
7
7
16
14
8
23
15
8
8
23
6
6
13
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.6
WSW
3
0.9
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
1
SW
5
Energy kJ
33
9
32
54
57
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
6
5
Distance (km)
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
6
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
8
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
9
6
7
9
6
8
9
9
9
6
6
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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