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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 15 Sep 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
18.1° 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 8PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (15 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (15 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s

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

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Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SSW
2.4
SSW
3
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
5.5
SW
7
SW
7.5
SW
6.5
SW
5.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212111313131413131212121212121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)160717602275339654489479179002022413752983867685541492045164406431939903705329829972598240021551979
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
SSW
10
W
15
NNW
25
WNW
45
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:52AM
1.09
11:06PM
1.15
12:21PM
1.19
12:49AM
1.26
1:24PM
1.37
1:41AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:22PM
0.74
5:56AM
0.66
6:44PM
0.63
7:12AM
0.51
7:41PM
0.47
7:55AM
0.36
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Sunrise-------6:26-------6:24-------6:24
Sunset--6:19-------6:19-------6:20-----
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------2111-------------
Temp. °C181918161817161314141313131210121515141313131314
Feels °C (?)1618161312874566688681010101111101011
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  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) (light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 340 to 040 degs) at George Airport 57 km from Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)). 2.6m 12s groundswell from the SW to make surfable waves.

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