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Buffels Bay surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Buffels Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Buffels Bay sea temperature is
17.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Buffels Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Buffels Bay at 6AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Buffels Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed morning, light winds from the E by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | |
1732 | 1698 | 2721 | 2006 | 2070 | 1847 | 2728 | 1322 | 1100 | 961 | 891 | 853 | 554 | 378 | 390 | 331 | 337 | 687 | 767 | 1255 | 1224 | 1103 | 1045 | 928 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 5:23AM1.24m | 5:55PM1.19m | 6:01AM1.16m | 6:43PM1.12m | 6:50AM1.07m | 7:48PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17PM0.41m | 11:38AM0.36m | 11:55PM0.49m | 12:18PM0.43m | 00:44AM0.57m | 1:10PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 11 | SW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 1732 | 1698 | 1676 | 255 | 248 | 221 | 1570 | 205 | 1100 | 961 | 891 | 853 | 293 | 378 | 390 | 331 | 337 | 287 | 281 | 1255 | 1224 | 1103 | 1045 | 928 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | WSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 20 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SE 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SE 12 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 260 | 211 | 171 | 113 | 78 | 76 | 173 | 31 | 172 | 132 | 120 | 309 | 63 | 261 | 295 | 290 | 321 | 687 | 767 | 248 | 97 | 89 | 144 | 176 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | SW 20 | WSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 12 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 161 | 183 | 212 | — | — | 15 | 46 | 13 | 69 | 91 | 110 | 18 | 16 | 97 | 181 | 260 | 290 | 260 | 252 | 31 | 57 | 89 | 69 | 272 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 2721 | 2006 | 2070 | 1847 | 2728 | 1322 | — | — | — | — | 554 | 310 | 273 | 307 | — | — | — | 243 | 692 | 816 | 769 | 658 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 11 | 32 | 185 | 224 | 785 | 33 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 24 | 24 |
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