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Buffalo Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Buffalo Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is
19.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 3PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | SW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 7 | SW 9 | SW 8 | E 8 | SW 7 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | |
269 | 269 | 220 | 205 | 171 | 168 | 140 | 249 | 127 | 79 | 115 | 206 | 68 | 440 | 59 | 61 | 1367 | 1762 | 1908 | 629 | 1027 | 2605 | 2708 | 3928 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 11:31AM1.18m | 00:11AM1.38m | 12:41PM1.28m | 1:03AM1.51m | 1:27PM1.39m | 1:42AM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:27AM0.64m | 5:44PM0.57m | 6:43AM0.51m | 6:45PM0.47m | 7:30AM0.38m | 7:29PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:50 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 30 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
20 | 20 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 9 | SW 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | SSW 11 | E 10 | SW 12 | SSW 11 |
 kJ | 269 | 269 | 199 | 198 | 160 | 125 | 140 | 249 | 73 | 65 | 115 | 206 | 68 | 52 | 59 | 61 | 68 | 168 | 138 | 629 | 1027 | 31 | 52 | 3104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | E 9 | E 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 14 | SW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 211 | 235 | 220 | 205 | 171 | 168 | 90 | 68 | 127 | 125 | 96 | 90 | 34 | 55 | 34 | 18 | 64 | 71 | 49 | 48 | 31 | — | 18 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 16 | E 8 | E 9 | SW 6 | SSW 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | — | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 69 | 79 | 47 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 19 | — | 17 | 13 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 208 | 440 | 981 | 1457 | 1367 | 1762 | 1908 | 1420 | 1424 | 2605 | 2708 | 3928 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 36 | 180 | 0 | 650 | 846 | 969 | 492 | 1222 | 419 | 78 | 0 | 0 |
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