Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 1 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is

19.2°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 (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 8AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 31). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s
Evening (31 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 31								Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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)	3	3	1	2	0	0	2	1	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 12	E 8	ESE 9	E 8	E 8	SW 11	E 8	SW 14	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	519	542	76	185	82	64	354	50	304	637	1203	1048	1123	1326	1109	925	882	773	761	678	678	666	533	506
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	WSW	SSW	S	SSE	W	W	W	W	SSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	S	SE	SE	E	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on
High Tide			6:50AM1.42m				7:13PM1.34m					8:07AM1.30m				8:43PM1.19m				9:56AM1.28m				10:41PM1.17m
Low Tide	00:32AM0.35m				1:01PM0.50m				1:36AM0.49m					2:32PM0.63m				3:11AM0.59m				4:35PM0.63m


	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:55	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	20	22	22	21	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	15	17	18	19	19	17	16
Feels °C	20	20	21	22	22	21	20	19	19	18	17	15	15	16	17	16	16	15	17	17	18	17	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	WSW 11	SW 14	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11
kJ	519	542	365	365	359	293	354	329	304	637	1203	1048	1123	1326	1109	925	882	773	761	678	678	666	533	506
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	E 7	E 8	ESE 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	WSW 11	SSW 10	ESE 9	SSW 6	SSW 6	E 9	E 9	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	ESE 10
kJ	169	70	76	185	82	64	41	42	176	65	50	141	123	42	40	106	88	83	80	57	51	53	57	36
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 11	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 4
kJ	125	73	76	79	75	50	49	50	50	52	21	32	47	29	27	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 2	W 3	SW 4	—	—	S 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	5	15	—	—	46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	1	2	1	1	2	1	2	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	80	80	0	0	0	0	80	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	38	19	19	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	The Wreck	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Brak River	Dias Beach	Santos Reef	Groenvlei	Santos Reef	Kaaimans River Mouth	Keurbooms	Victoria Bay	Victoria Bay	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	2	2	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Koeel Bay Overberg	Wedge Durban/KZN South	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	2	2	2	4	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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