Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 1 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is

19.2°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 (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 5PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	13s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	13s
Evening (04 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 4					Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	0	0	1	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	2	3	3	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 9	SW 9	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	890	816	749	627	597	514	514	514	522	522	522	514	514	1052	714	1124	1310	1137	1089	1248	1306	1270	1839
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ENE	NW	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	W	NW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off
High Tide		12:30PM1.50m				00:59AM1.37m				1:15PM1.61m				1:41AM1.47m				1:52PM1.70m					2:16AM1.55m
Low Tide				7:00PM0.39m				7:00AM0.39m				7:41PM0.28m				7:40AM0.31m					8:14PM0.19m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22
	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	7:00
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	2
Temp °C	25	25	23	21	19	20	18	20	22	21	20	18	18	18	17	18	21	20	18	17	16	15	15
Feels °C	23	23	21	21	21	21	18	19	21	19	19	17	17	17	16	17	18	16	16	13	12	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	ESE 6	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 9	SW 9	SW 10	SSW 15	SSW 14	E 8	E 8	SW 9	E 8
kJ	890	816	749	627	160	514	514	514	522	522	522	514	514	1052	714	777	985	176	452	23	23	1270	6
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	—	E 10	SW 12	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	SW 6	SW 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	—	E 8	—
kJ	48	47	—	29	597	149	129	113	75	55	65	52	97	61	45	31	31	33	23	—	—	12	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	WSW 15	E 8	E 8	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	—	WSW 11	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	16	27	15	15	15	15	21	80	63	57	60	48	47	—	25	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	E 6	E 7	—	W 3	W 4	WSW 4	SW 5	—	SW 7	W 9	WSW 8	SW 9	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	—	SW 12
kJ	173	57	94	135	200	255	—	5	12	24	32	—	194	251	638	1124	1310	1137	1089	1248	1306	—	1839
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Haardebaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	1	383	19	1	0	0	0	0	38	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	38	38	37	37	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Brak River	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Groenvlei	Victoria Bay	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	The Wreck	The Wreck	The Wreck	The Wreck	Buffalo Bay	Inner Pool	Ding Dangs
Rating (10 max)	4		3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	The Wreck Garden Route	Stompneus West Coast	The Wreck Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	5	6	5	5	9

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