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Buffels Bay surf break

Buffels Bay surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 04 Nov 2025 SAST
Forecast 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
17.4° 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 9PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)--
Afternoon (04 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (04 Nov)6ft (1.8m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
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 (?)
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
2.4
SSE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
3
SE
3
SE
3
SE
3
SE
2.5
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.1
SE
2.3
SE
Period(s) (?)12121211111111116777777777788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10259137656755444833843774555615776256216746078431048949859694580580464567
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
35
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
50
SSE
55
SE
55
SE
55
SE
60
ESE
60
ESE
60
ESE
55
ESE
65
SE
65
SE
65
ESE
60
ESE
55
ESE
50
ESE
45
ESE
30
ESE
40
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:05PM
1.70
2:36AM
1.57
2:47PM
1.74
3:18AM
1.59
3:30PM
1.71
4:00AM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:28PM
-0.08
8:37AM
0.05
9:09PM
-0.11
9:20AM
0.04
9:50PM
-0.07
10:04AM
0.08
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Sunrise-----5:41-------5:39-------5:39--
Sunset7:16-------7:17-------7:19-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181716161616171718181717171719192018161615152122
Feels °C (?)1411999998888767978656671515
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