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Buffels Bay Surf Forecast
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Buffels Bay surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 21 Mar 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
15.7° C
(Which is 3.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Buffels Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Buffels Bay at 11AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Mar) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Mar) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Mar) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Buffels Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 961 | 1036 | 1047 | 680 | 626 | 658 | 578 | 568 | 518 | 441 | 373 | 366 | 335 | 335 | 400 | 500 | 595 | 734 | 1883 | 1980 | 1874 | 1653 | 1382 | 1240 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:52PM 1.53 | 5:05AM 1.64 | 5:30PM 1.44 | 5:45AM 1.51 | 6:14PM 1.32 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:46AM -0.03 | 10:52PM 0.07 | 11:23AM 0.05 | 11:31PM 0.17 | 12:04PM 0.18 | 12:15AM 0.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tue 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:53 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 |
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