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Buffalo Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 22 Jan 2025 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Buffalo Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is
23.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 12PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jan)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (22 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (22 Jan)10ft (3.0m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
ESE
2.2
E
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
2.4
ESE
3
ESE
3.5
E
3
E
2.4
ESE
2.2
ESE
2
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
E
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
E
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SSW
1.1
SW
1.6
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
1.9
SSE
1.4
E
2.4
ESE
2.5
ESE
3
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)888889999101099999999991212101111121313131312121212121212121212121211111111810888810888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)4575733493757271382179415879798446835284493402952952542542072072072242322263442873384515604884594304234234234164164094033963893833763573093044143002773684655244713777329201047878704708
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
10
ENE
0
N
10
NW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ESE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
ESE
0
ENE
5
SW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
0
ESE
10
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:35AM
1.26
9:04PM
1.05
9:58AM
1.18
11:23PM
1.01
11:58AM
1.19
1:06AM
1.11
1:15PM
1.29
1:59AM
1.25
2:04PM
1.43
2:38AM
1.41
2:44PM
1.57
3:13AM
1.56
3:20PM
1.69
3:47AM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:01AM
0.60
3:08PM
0.69
3:02AM
0.72
4:53PM
0.73
5:00AM
0.77
6:47PM
0.65
6:53AM
0.70
7:48PM
0.52
7:54AM
0.57
8:29PM
0.37
8:37AM
0.42
9:03PM
0.23
9:15AM
0.29
9:36PM
0.10
9:51AM
0.17
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Sunrise-5:37-------5:39-------5:39-------5:41-------5:41-------5:43-------5:43-------5:45--
Sunset----7:39-------7:38-------7:38-------7:37-------7:37-------7:37-------7:36-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202226272723242323242525242222222122242424222121202326262622212120222525252322222224252524232121212121212121212121232729
Feels °C (?)202226262624262624252525242322232223252425242222212326252523232323252726262625252527262524242122222221202020202020232728
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