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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 am Tuesday 09 Sep 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Buffels Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Buffels Bay at 5AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Buffels Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 1530 | 1478 | 1353 | 1070 | 948 | 846 | 740 | 721 | 648 | 572 | 437 | 463 | 398 | 438 | 422 | 551 | 556 | 609 | 608 | 728 | 773 | 875 | 1016 | 2205 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:59AM 1.60 | 4:15PM 1.76 | 4:36AM 1.57 | 4:51PM 1.71 | 5:14AM 1.49 | 5:31PM 1.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:55PM -0.05 | 10:02AM -0.03 | 10:32PM -0.05 | 10:37AM 0.02 | 11:09PM 0.01 | 11:15AM 0.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:34 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cape Town
The wind is still cross-on at Buffels Bay (strong winds from the E at SHIP7389 26 km from Buffels Bay). 1.9m 14s groundswell from the SW with a 1.2m 7s swell from the SE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
26 km away, 3 h 10 min ago
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