Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 1 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is

15.7°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 (12 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 7PM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 3.0m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	7s
Afternoon (12 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	15s
Evening (12 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon).
	Sat 12					Sunday 13								Monday 14
	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)	4	4	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 16	SW 17	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	825	1307	1694	2590	2349	2472	2379	2037	2484	2947	2495	1955	2177	1751	1212	1117	1024	935	1000	947	707
Wind (km/h)	W	SW	SSE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	NE	NNE	NNW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross
High Tide			4:21PM1.95m				4:36AM1.75m				4:50PM1.88m					5:04AM1.68m				5:18PM1.77m
Low Tide	10:09AM-0.01m				10:35PM0.01m				10:38AM0.04m					11:02PM0.08m				11:05AM0.12m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—
mm	1	—	—	1	1	2	4	2	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	3
Temp °C	17	18	17	17	16	16	16	16	18	19	19	18	18	19	20	21	18	17	17	15	15
Feels °C	18	18	18	16	12	13	13	11	15	17	17	17	17	19	21	20	16	17	18	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 16	SW 17	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	825	1307	1694	2590	2349	2472	2379	2037	1714	1554	1187	1019	1597	1402	1212	1117	1024	935	1000	947	707
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SE 7	S 8	SE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 10	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	85	100	177	458	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	804	792	632	543	527	392	373	314	542
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SSE 8	ESE 7	SE 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 5
kJ	111	14	131	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	SSW 4	SW 4	—
kJ	—	—	477	1027	1490	1769	1778	1879	2484	2947	2495	1955	2177	1751	—	—	—	—	21	29	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	3	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Outer Pool	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Brak River	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Outer Pool Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	5	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	6	6	5	5	6	6	8

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