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Buffalo Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 11AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2155 | 2102 | 2083 | 1669 | 1396 | 1280 | 1684 | 1615 | 1487 | 1342 | 1265 | 643 | 526 | 1019 | 800 | 763 | 1243 | 761 | 775 | 655 | 614 | 499 | 527 | 486 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:04PM 1.54 | 2:17AM 1.53 | 2:36PM 1.68 | 2:48AM 1.62 | 3:04PM 1.78 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:55AM 0.36 | 8:20PM 0.32 | 8:27AM 0.23 | 8:51PM 0.21 | 8:55AM 0.15 | 9:18PM 0.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Garden Route
The wind is still cross-off at Buffalo Bay (moderate winds from the WSW at Stilbaai 149 km from Buffalo Bay). A 2.8m groundswell from the SSW is too big for here
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