Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 7 am 03 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 (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 1PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	11s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	14s
Evening (03 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 3							Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	1	2	3	3	3	3	1	0	0	1	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	4	5	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	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 10	SW 10	SW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	582	551	334	352	1005	1093	1169	1198	1162	1044	890	816	749	627	597	522	514	522	522	531	522	1169	2714	2037	2097
Wind (km/h)	E	E	ESE	SE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	ESE	ESE	E	E	NNE	WNW	W	W	WSW	SW	WSW	W	W	W	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide				11:30AM1.38m				00:05AM1.26m				12:30PM1.50m				00:59AM1.37m				1:15PM1.61m				1:41AM1.47m
Low Tide	4:55AM0.57m					6:05PM0.52m				6:09AM0.48m				7:00PM0.39m				7:00AM0.39m				7:41PM0.28m


	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22
	—	—	—	—	6:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:59	—	—	—	7:00
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
Temp °C	16	18	21	21	20	17	17	17	16	20	25	25	23	20	20	20	18	20	22	21	19	19	18	18	17
Feels °C	15	16	19	19	18	17	18	17	16	19	24	23	22	19	22	19	17	19	20	19	18	18	17	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	E 6	ESE 7	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10
kJ	582	551	334	286	1005	1093	1169	1198	1162	1044	890	816	749	627	182	158	514	522	522	531	522	1169	2026	2037	2097
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 5	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	—	E 10	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	34	70	213	352	32	31	31	31	21	33	48	47	—	29	597	522	117	72	41	29	22	25	46	31	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13
kJ	21	33	33	33	—	—	—	—	33	—	—	—	—	—	17	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	35	34	56
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ESE 4	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	—	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	E 7	—	W 3	W 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	SW 6	—	SW 10	WSW 9	WSW 10
kJ	—	—	42	74	52	49	38	26	—	22	50	75	113	150	309	—	4	12	15	24	72	—	2714	1960	2549
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Hawston Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	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
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	4	5	4	4
Distance (km)	1	1	335	356	335	1	1	1	1	1	1	383	19	1	0	0	0	0	38	38	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point				Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Brak River	Brak River	Victoria Bay	The Wreck	The Wreck	Groenvlei	Santos Reef	Outer Pool	Victoria Bay	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	3	3				4	4	4	4	4	3		3	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	4	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	7	5	5	5	5	5	8

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