Surf Forecast Surf Report

Buffalo Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 21 Apr 2025 SAST
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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
17.0° C
(Which is 2.1°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 3PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (21 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (21 Apr)7ft (2.1m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
S
1.6
ESE
1.9
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.2
ESE
2
E
2.5
SE
1.9
ESE
1.7
E
1.7
ESE
1.6
E
2.1
SE
1.8
SE
1.5
E
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)9111111111111111111111091111101414131313121212121211111111111414141313131313131313131312121212121212121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)669669843105311069871536894707711617990519525452377443788615596469426347289260461591711732673606596141315411609172516991756161914871551140512501083871830605703491365655548392514437374374317311256
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
5
ENE
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
0
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NW
5
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
E
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
W
10
NW
10
SW
10
S
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
onononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
crossglassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassononcross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:20AM
1.13
10:55PM
1.19
11:26AM
1.19
12:11AM
1.37
12:34PM
1.34
1:00AM
1.58
1:23PM
1.50
1:41AM
1.77
2:06PM
1.64
2:21AM
1.92
2:47PM
1.75
3:01AM
2.01
3:26PM
1.80
3:40AM
2.02
4:05PM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:04PM
0.65
5:15AM
0.68
5:40PM
0.55
6:29AM
0.50
6:39PM
0.40
7:19AM
0.30
7:24PM
0.25
8:02AM
0.11
8:06PM
0.12
8:42AM
-0.02
8:46PM
0.03
9:20AM
-0.10
9:26PM
-0.01
9:59AM
-0.10
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Sunrise-------6:54-------6:56-------6:56-------6:58-------6:58-------6:58-------7:00----
Sunset--5:58-------5:57-------5:55-------5:53-------5:52-------5:52-------5:51-------5:50-
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Rain (mm)
11----11---------------11-----------------------------------
Temp. °C171716161515151616171716151515161920191817171717171818171716161720212018181818192424232122211818222121202019202127272220
Feels °C (?)161514131212121312131313121313141719181818171718181919181816161720201918181818192424232121211818222122212018192026252219
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