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Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 13 May 2025 SAST
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Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) sea temperature is
16.4° C
(Which is 2.5°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) today?

The current surf forecast for Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) at 6AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (13 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (13 May)10ft (3.0m)14s

Table - waves today at Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
S
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
0.9
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121312131514141414141414131313131312121212121312121212121212121212121211111211111111111110101010101010101010171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)280126222507241824972344251533773195270326262357222320651822161913951395121011541065899899683695851614551666933850836769822756660671558521439353303253240189188184216249294342332332268149216145172234229
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
NE
0
N
5
N
5
N
5
SSW
10
S
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
W
0
WNW
10
NNE
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
0
SSW
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
E
5
SSE
10
N
10
N
15
W
10
NW
0
SSW
10
S
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrossglasscrossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offglasscrosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
glasscross-
on
onglasscrosscrossoffcross-
off
glasscrossglassglassonononglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:43AM
1.69
4:05PM
1.58
4:12AM
1.65
4:35PM
1.55
4:42AM
1.60
5:07PM
1.50
5:14AM
1.54
5:42PM
1.44
5:49AM
1.46
6:25PM
1.38
6:33AM
1.37
7:19PM
1.33
7:31AM
1.28
8:31PM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:33PM
0.26
9:57AM
0.17
10:03PM
0.28
10:26AM
0.20
10:33PM
0.31
10:56AM
0.24
11:05PM
0.37
11:30AM
0.30
11:41PM
0.44
12:08PM
0.37
12:26AM
0.53
12:56PM
0.44
1:27AM
0.60
1:57PM
0.50
2:50AM
0.63
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise---7:11-------7:11-------7:13-------7:13-------7:13-------7:15-------7:16-------7:16
Sunset------5:36-------5:36-------5:35-------5:34-------5:34-------5:32-------5:31-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161515151921181617181718212119171616171821222019201921223031292622201817191918171716161721222119191916161919181717171717
Feels °C (?)141314131718161515171616202019171615161620211817181719192728282320181616181819181715151621222120181815151918181716151617
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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