Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 7 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is

16.9°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 (18 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 3PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Oct)	8ft (2.4m)	12s
Afternoon (18 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	12s
Evening (18 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 18							Monday 19								Tuesday 20
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1610	1710	2107	1914	1978	2239	2140	1883	1721	1209	1031	1013	1313	1058	897	836	701	629	568	515	515	558	676
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	SW	SW	SW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	S	S	SW	WSW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off
High Tide		7:46AM1.09m					8:11PM1.05m				10:35AM1.07m					11:09PM1.06m				12:04PM1.21m
Low Tide				1:56PM0.80m					3:12AM0.75m				4:57PM0.81m					5:24AM0.69m				6:21PM0.67m


	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—
mm	1	2	1	1	2	4	2	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
Temp °C	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	15	16	16	14	13	12	12	15	18	17	16	14	13
Feels °C	13	11	12	12	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	11	13	13	12	10	10	13	16	15	14	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	1610	1710	2107	1914	1978	2239	2140	1883	1721	1209	1031	1013	1313	1058	897	836	701	629	568	515	515	558	676
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	SSW 15	SSW 12	E 9	E 9	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8
kJ	5	291	57	13	6	30	49	89	94	159	181	116	119	94	48	44	32	29	32	33	33	33	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	6	5	6	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	22	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SW 5	—	—	SW 5	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	55	—	—	63	123	167	152	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	The Wreck 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	The Wreck Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3
Distance (km)	38	38	0	0	38	38	38	0	0	0	0	38	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	38	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	The Wreck	The Wreck	The Wreck	Brak River	Keurbooms	Outer Pool	Outer Pool	Outer Pool	Brak River	Brak River	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Santos Reef	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Santos Reef	Keurbooms	Victoria Bay	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Paranoia Overberg	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Cape St Martin West Coast	Treskostraal West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Platboom Cape Town	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Hout Bay Cape Town	Van Riebeek Cape Town	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3
Header Global	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Albatross South Africa	Kromme Rivermouth South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Lebu Chile	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Thurso East United Kingdom	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Malaking Gasang (Baler) Philippines	Calicoan Island ABCD Beach Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	4	4	7	4	5	9	4	5	5	6	6	7	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6

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