Buffalo Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 02 Mar 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
20.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 7PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Mar)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (02 Mar)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (02 Mar)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SSW
3
SW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
Period(s) (?)141413131313131212121212111111111010101013131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)49984276334728002499221917991474123610448217315634335436776856346397071285142614261359
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
SSW
10
SSE
10
E
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
NW
5
N
5
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
5
E
0
NE
5
WNW
10
NW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrossglasscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:26PM
1.73
3:45AM
1.88
3:57PM
1.78
4:14AM
1.92
4:27PM
1.78
4:42AM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:27AM
0.12
9:35PM
0.03
9:58AM
0.05
10:04PM
-0.01
10:27AM
0.02
10:31PM
0.00
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise-------6:16-------6:16-------6:18
Sunset--7:02-------7:01-------7:00-----
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191919161514141721212017171716182323221919181719
Feels °C (?)141517141312121619191917161615172121201919171618
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