Buffalo Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 25 Apr 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
19.0° 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 3PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
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)
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
2
1
0
2
3
3
2
3
3
4
8
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
0.9
SW
12
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
0.8
SW
10
0.9
SW
7
0.9
SW
9
1.2
SW
8
0.7
E
8
2.1
SW
7
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
3
SW
9
3
SW
9
3
SW
10
1.6
S
11
2.1
SSW
11
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
11
4
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
269
269
220
205
171
168
140
249
127
79
115
206
68
440
59
61
1367
1762
1908
629
1027
2605
2708
3928
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
NW
20
SW
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
0
NW
0
SW
5
S
10
S
25
WSW
30
W
20
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:31AM1.18m
00:11AM1.38m
12:41PM1.28m
1:03AM1.51m
1:27PM1.39m
1:42AM1.61m
Low Tide
5:27AM0.64m
5:44PM0.57m
6:43AM0.51m
6:45PM0.47m
7:30AM0.38m
7:29PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
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6:58
6:58
6:58
7:00
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5:52
5:52
5:51
5:50
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
30
25
21
19
18
17
16
17
20
19
18
16
15
14
14
13
14
15
15
14
14
13
20
20
28
22
21
20
19
18
17
18
20
18
15
11
12
7
8
6
7
8
8
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
0.9
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.9
SW
9
1.2
SW
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
1.6
S
11
2.1
SSW
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
SW
12
3.5
SSW
11
Energy kJ
269
269
199
198
160
125
140
249
73
65
115
206
68
52
59
61
68
168
138
629
1027
31
52
3104
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
SW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
SW
14
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
211
235
220
205
171
168
90
68
127
125
96
90
34
55
34
18
64
71
49
48
31
18
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.2
SSE
16
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.8
SW
6
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
SSE
13
Energy kJ
2
17
7
6
4
5
13
25
69
79
47
25
20
20
19
17
13
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.4
W
3
1.3
WSW
8
2.1
SW
7
2.5
SW
8
3
SW
8
3
SW
9
3
SW
9
3
SW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
11
4
SSW
11
Energy kJ
1
2
3
208
440
981
1457
1367
1762
1908
1420
1424
2605
2708
3928
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
4
2
4
4
4
8
Distance (km)
1
1
0
38
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
19
36
180
0
650
846
969
492
1222
419
78
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
8
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
2
4
4
4
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
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