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Buffels Bay Surf Forecast
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Buffels Bay surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 23 May 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Buffels Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Buffels Bay at 4PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Buffels Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 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 | 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 | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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| Energy (?) | 1999 | 1891 | 1338 | 1399 | 1290 | 933 | 967 | 933 | 795 | 718 | 603 | 572 | 724 | 1706 | 1784 | 1760 | 1594 | 1318 | 1383 | 1784 | 2424 | 3330 | 3330 | 3110 | 2982 | 2764 | 2904 | 2318 | 2013 | 1626 | 1568 | 1543 | 1337 | 1148 | 977 | 993 | 933 | 933 | 919 | 816 | 605 | 527 | 421 | 359 | 270 | 825 | 1618 | 6617 | 5318 | 3975 | 3158 | 2930 | 3210 | 3331 | 3149 | 3394 | 5270 | 5606 | 3919 | 4418 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:19PM 1.28 | 12:32AM 1.52 | 1:11PM 1.38 | 1:22AM 1.60 | 1:59PM 1.46 | 2:09AM 1.64 | 2:45PM 1.51 | 2:56AM 1.64 | 3:30PM 1.52 | 3:43AM 1.60 | 4:16PM 1.50 | 4:30AM 1.51 | 5:03PM 1.45 | 5:18AM 1.41 | 5:52PM 1.38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:17PM 0.30 | 7:02AM 0.11 | 7:09PM 0.22 | 7:49AM 0.02 | 7:59PM 0.16 | 8:35AM -0.02 | 8:47PM 0.12 | 9:20AM -0.02 | 9:35PM 0.12 | 10:04AM 0.02 | 10:23PM 0.16 | 10:50AM 0.09 | 11:13PM 0.23 | 11:36AM 0.19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
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