Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 1 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is

15.2°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 (10 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 5AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	12s
Afternoon (10 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	12s
Evening (10 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 10								Sunday 11								Monday 12
	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	4	3	2	1	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	1665	1358	1358	1336	1255	1439	1904	1876	1750	1607	1475	1452	1246	1042	860	761	736	723	711	723	800	773	1100	1397
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ESE	SSE	SE	ESE	E	NE	WNW	WNW	W	SW	S	SSW	ENE	NNE	NNE	WNW	W	WSW	S	NE	W	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross-on	on	on	glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	on	cross-on	glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	off	cross-off
High Tide		3:10AM1.72m				3:22PM1.90m				3:40AM1.74m				3:51PM1.87m				4:09AM1.71m				4:19PM1.81m
Low Tide				9:12AM0.08m				9:37PM0.02m				9:41AM0.08m				10:04PM0.04m				10:08AM0.12m				10:30PM0.10m


	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
Temp °C	15	14	16	19	21	21	17	17	16	16	18	20	20	18	16	17	17	17	19	20	19	19	16	16
Feels °C	15	13	16	18	19	19	16	18	16	15	18	19	19	19	16	17	18	17	19	19	18	19	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 10
kJ	1665	1358	1358	1336	1255	1439	1904	1876	1750	1607	1475	1452	1246	1042	860	761	736	723	711	723	800	773	1100	1397
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	E 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	64	45	44	43	43	60	42	33	36	28	23	17	46	98	92	92	90	87	85	83	108	108	106	110
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SW 18	SW 18	E 9	WSW 12	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	—	—
kJ	—	—	12	12	60	57	—	42	42	42	42	43	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	106	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ESE 3	E 9	E 5	E 5	—	—	—	W 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 3	SW 4	SW 6	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	5	164	28	49	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	6	62	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	1	1	0	19	1	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	38	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Lookout Beach	The Wreck	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Groenvlei	Brak River	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Strandfontein West Coast	Strandfontein West Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	4	5	6	6	8	9	9	8	8	5	5	6	9	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5

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