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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 03 Feb 2026 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
22.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) at 8AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Feb)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (03 Feb)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (03 Feb)3ft (0.9m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)121111111111111110101111111212121211121112101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)558530246242225217210217167167198156153207203161134121161177158208185160
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
5
NE
0
NNE
0
NW
10
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
SW
0
SSE
10
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcrosscrossglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:40AM
1.89
4:50PM
1.77
5:13AM
1.88
5:22PM
1.71
5:44AM
1.83
5:52PM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:28PM
-0.02
10:51AM
0.07
10:59PM
-0.01
11:24AM
0.10
11:28PM
0.05
11:54AM
0.17
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise---5:50-------5:50-------5:52----
Sunset------7:31-------7:30-------7:30-
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
1------------19622-----1
Temp. °C232323242627252323232324272623232324232325252322
Feels °C (?)262626272727262526272526292826262626252727262423
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