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Buffalo Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 07 Apr 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
19.8° 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 9AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (07 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 4798 | 3861 | 3748 | 3489 | 2953 | 2955 | 2618 | 2157 | 1836 | 1514 | 1397 | 1226 | 1087 | 848 | 726 | 513 | 488 | 510 | 544 | 492 | 483 | 483 | 437 | 445 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:53AM 1.47 | 6:12PM 1.34 | 6:21AM 1.33 | 6:46PM 1.21 | 6:57AM 1.19 | 7:49PM 1.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:43PM 0.39 | 12:04PM 0.41 | 12:11AM 0.52 | 12:37PM 0.54 | 12:47AM 0.66 | 1:28PM 0.67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
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