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Buffels Bay surf break

Buffels Bay surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 19 Dec 2025 SAST
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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
19.0° 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 10PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Dec)--
Afternoon (19 Dec)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (19 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSE
1.1
SW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
2.5
SE
3
SE
3
SE
2.5
SE
2.2
SE
1.8
SE
1.5
SE
1.7
SSE
2.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)101012121212141414141313121212777777776
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)39223379510561173136317841809162113479818646576254887211019830645521327212251330
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSE
40
SE
50
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
50
SSE
55
SE
60
SE
50
SE
50
SE
50
ESE
40
ESE
40
SE
55
SE
60
SE
55
SE
55
ESE
45
ESE
35
ESE
25
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononcross-
on		onononononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:53PM
1.38
3:24AM
1.35
3:28PM
1.39
3:57AM
1.37
4:01PM
1.39
4:31AM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:14PM
0.20
9:26AM
0.31
9:46PM
0.18
10:00AM
0.30
10:17PM
0.18
10:34AM
0.31
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Sunrise-----5:28-------5:30-------5:30--
Sunset7:55-------7:55-------7:57-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181818181818202020202020192022212122212121212121
Feels °C (?)121211111111131212111213121416131214131517191818
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