Buffalo Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 14 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
18.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 12PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (14 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (14 May)7.5ft (2.3m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.3
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
13
2
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3560
2979
2545
2037
1635
1474
1291
1056
3293
4037
4278
2987
2670
2367
2029
1715
1787
1493
1280
1162
891
736
657
558
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
10
W
10
SW
5
SSW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
SW
5
SSW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
E
10
SE
10
E
10
NE
5
N
10
N
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:57PM1.56m
2:10AM1.83m
2:39PM1.66m
2:52AM1.90m
3:21PM1.72m
Low Tide
7:50AM0.16m
7:54PM0.21m
8:32AM0.05m
8:38PM0.13m
9:13AM-0.01m
9:21PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:13
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:35
5:34
5:34
Temp °C
13
13
15
17
15
15
16
16
16
16
18
18
17
15
15
14
14
14
18
20
18
17
17
17
11
11
13
15
14
13
14
14
14
14
17
17
17
15
14
13
13
12
17
19
17
16
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.3
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
13
2.2
S
13
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
Energy kJ
3560
2979
2545
2037
1635
1474
1291
1056
3293
4037
4278
2987
2670
2367
2029
1667
1787
1493
1280
1162
891
736
657
558
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
15
0.9
S
15
1.5
S
15
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
17
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
2
SW
15
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
Energy kJ
8
15
15
106
150
339
958
130
132
140
710
765
722
722
1715
1359
1200
1028
830
714
628
538
449
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
1.3
S
10
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
Energy kJ
32
50
50
346
254
238
227
284
400
724
47
53
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
5
1.2
E
6
Energy kJ
6
8
27
91
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
19
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
5
6
5
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