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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 20 Mar 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
21.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal 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 1AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Afternoon (21 Mar)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (21 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
3
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.7
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)121211111010101012121212121211111111111111111212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)230722122091188415071082106198111609368507696366255945125035035036989549439931345
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
N
5
NNE
10
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
NW
5
WSW
10
S
0
S
10
SE
10
E
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrossglasscross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:36PM
1.83
4:52AM
1.99
5:10PM
1.77
5:26AM
1.89
5:45PM
1.66
6:03AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:38PM
-0.04
11:06AM
-0.03
11:11PM
0.03
11:41AM
0.07
11:47PM
0.15
12:18PM
0.22
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-----6:31-------6:31-------6:33--
Sunset6:39-------6:37-------6:37-------
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------11-1--
Temp. °C211918181718212221181717171922222120202020202022
Feels °C (?)191918191819201919171717172021222122222122212020
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