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Buffalo Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 16 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
17.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 8PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 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 ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 8 | |
1280 | 1162 | 891 | 736 | 657 | 549 | 354 | 342 | 479 | 233 | 233 | 189 | 206 | 471 | 451 | 451 | 503 | 458 | 836 | 813 | 715 | 683 | 536 | 575 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 3:21PM1.72m | 3:35AM1.91m | 4:04PM1.74m | 4:19AM1.87m | 4:48PM1.71m | 5:04AM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13AM-0.01m | 9:21PM0.09m | 9:55AM-0.02m | 10:06PM0.09m | 10:38AM0.02m | 10:53PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — |
 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 1280 | 1162 | 891 | 722 | 657 | 549 | 354 | 342 | 479 | 370 | 233 | 189 | 189 | 471 | 451 | 451 | 503 | 458 | 836 | 813 | 715 | 683 | 512 | 380 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 1028 | 830 | 714 | 736 | 538 | 454 | 273 | 207 | 233 | 233 | 59 | 44 | 44 | 309 | 259 | 171 | 132 | 202 | 139 | 110 | 46 | 27 | 48 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 16 | E 6 | S 12 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 30 | 40 | 38 | 41 | 49 | 44 | 127 | 98 | 206 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 149 | 12 | 71 | 10 | 25 | 25 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 23 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 24 | 14 | 286 | 428 | 536 | 575 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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