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Buffels Bay Surf Report and Forecast

Current Surf Report for Buffels Bay

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Today's Tide - Buffels Bay Time Times for Buffels Bay
High 12:24AM 5.6ft
Low 6:43AM 1.9ft
High 1:03PM 5.3ft
Low 6:52PM 2.1ft
First Light 6:50AM
Sunrise 7:17AM
Sunset 5:32PM
Last Light 5:59PM

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There's an inconsistent point that fires in SE swells, plus some fun beachbreaks but the pick of the pack is Murphy's reef and sand peak.

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Buffels Bay Surf Forecast Tue 21 May - Wed 5 Jun

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Surf Forecasting help for Buffels Bay

A detailed long range Buffels Bay Surf forecast, surf report and (where available) surf webcams. This surf forecast will be useful for both Buffels Bay and nearby surf spots in the South Africa area. The information here is carefully calibrated and checked, please do read the surf forecasting help information first which will give you a good idea how to start interpreting this information.

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Hourly Surf Swell Rating Primary Swell Secondary Swell Wind (+ Gusts) Weather Prob.
Tue 05/21 12am 1-2ft 1.8ft 8s 92.03° 7ft 13s   1 2 mph Clear 66°f 100%
3am 1-2ft 1.8ft 8s 90.48° 7ft 13s   0 1 mph Clear 68°f 100%
Tue 05/21 6am 2-3ft 2ft 12s 88.3° 6.5ft 13s   1 2 mph Sunny 68°f 100%
9am 2ft 1.8ft 12s 84.38° 6.5ft 13s   4 4 mph Sunny 72°f 100%
Noon 1-2ft 1.7ft 11s 84.45° 6ft 13s   8
mph 		Sunny 73°f 100%
3pm 1-2ft 1.7ft 11s 83.74° 6ft 12s   8 9 mph Sunny 68°f 100%
6pm 1-2ft 1.4ft 11s 83.5° 5.5ft 12s 0.9ft 6s 7 9 mph Mostly Clear 66°f 100%
9pm 1-2ft 1.8ft 11s 81.24° 5.5ft 12s 0.3ft 12s 5 7 mph Clear 70°f 100%
Tide and daylight times for
High 12:24AM 5.6ft
Low 6:43AM 1.9ft
High 1:03PM 5.3ft
Low 6:52PM 2.1ft
First Light 6:50AM
Sunrise 7:17AM
Sunset 5:32PM
Last Light 5:59PM
Wed 05/22 12am 1-2ft 1.5ft 11s 82.52° 1.9ft 3s 5ft 12s 6 8 mph Clear 70°f 100%
3am 1-2ft 1.5ft 11s 82.56° 2ft 4s 4.5ft 12s 4 6 mph Mostly Clear 72°f 100%
Wed 05/22 6am 1-2ft 1.4ft 11s 83.12° 2.5ft 4s 4.5ft 12s 2 3 mph Fair 72°f 100%
9am 1-2ft 3.5ft 4s 75.19° 1.8ft 13s 4.5ft 11s 9 11 mph Brief Showers 75°f 100%
Noon 1-2ft 3.5ft 5s 74.16° 1.4ft 11s 4.5ft 11s 7 9 mph Brief Showers 81°f 100%
3pm 2ft 4ft 5s 76.25° 1.4ft 11s 4.5ft 11s 4 6 mph Brief Showers 79°f 100%
6pm 2ft 4ft 5s 78.74° 1.4ft 11s 4.5ft 11s 5 6 mph Brief Showers 77°f 100%
9pm 2-3ft 3.5ft 6s 80.01° 4.5ft 11s   6 8 mph Brief Showers 73°f 100%
Tide and daylight times for
High 1:16AM 6ft
Low 7:31AM 1.5ft
High 1:52PM 5.7ft
Low 7:42PM 1.7ft
First Light 6:50AM
Sunrise 7:17AM
Sunset 5:31PM
Last Light 5:58PM
Thu 05/23 12am 2ft 3ft 6s 81.83° 4.5ft 11s   8 10 mph Brief Showers 68°f 95%
3am 1-2ft 2.5ft 6s 87° 4ft 11s 2ft 3s 8 10 mph Overcast 66°f 95%
Thu 05/23 6am 1-2ft 2.5ft 6s 90° 4ft 11s 3.5ft 5s 5 7 mph Cloudy 64°f 100%
9am 1-2ft 2ft 6s 91.77° 3.5ft 11s 4ft 5s 6
mph 		Fair 68°f 100%
Noon 1-2ft 1.8ft 6s 92.85° 3.5ft 10s 4.5ft 6s 10
mph 		Fair 68°f 85%
3pm 1-2ft 1.6ft 6s 93.06° 3.5ft 10s 4.5ft 7s 7 7 mph Cloudy 64°f 85%
6pm 1-2ft 1.5ft 6s 93.23° 3.5ft 10s 4.5ft 7s 2 3 mph Cloudy 64°f 100%
9pm 1ft 1.4ft 6s 93.56° 3.5ft 10s 4ft 7s 1 2 mph Mostly Clear 64°f 100%
Tide and daylight times for
High 2:04AM 6.3ft
Low 8:16AM 1.2ft
High 2:38PM 6.1ft
Low 8:30PM 1.5ft
First Light 6:51AM
Sunrise 7:18AM
Sunset 5:31PM
Last Light 5:58PM
Fri 05/24 12am 1ft 3ft 10s 222.72° 3.5ft 7s   2 4 mph Mostly Clear 64°f 100%
3am 1-2ft 2.5ft 10s 213.15° 3.5ft 7s 1.7ft 12s 1 2 mph Clear 64°f 100%
Fri 05/24 6am Flat 2ft 12s 256.96° 3ft 6s   2 3 mph Sunny 64°f 86%
9am Flat 3ft 6s 241.79° 2.5ft 12s   3 4 mph Sunny 68°f 86%
Noon Flat 3.5ft 9s 231.67° 3ft 11s   8 8 mph Sunny 72°f 95%
3pm 1ft 3.5ft 9s 230.05° 3ft 11s   8 10 mph Fair 68°f 95%
6pm 2-4ft 3ft 12s 176.56° 5ft 11s   5 7 mph Cloudy 68°f 95%
9pm 2-3ft 2.5ft 12s 177.1° 5.5ft 11s   3 5 mph Cloudy 68°f 95%
Tide and daylight times for
High 2:51AM 6.6ft
Low 9:00AM 0.9ft
High 3:23PM 6.4ft
Low 9:16PM 1.3ft
First Light 6:52AM
Sunrise 7:19AM
Sunset 5:30PM
Last Light 5:57PM
Sat 05/25 12am 2-4ft 3ft 11s 174.43° 5.5ft 11s   2 3 mph Overcast 70°f 80%
3am 2-3ft 2.5ft 11s 177.68° 5.5ft 10s   3 4 mph Overcast 70°f 80%
Sat 05/25 6am 2-3ft 2.5ft 11s 178.62° 5ft 10s   6 7 mph Overcast 68°f 80%
9am 2-3ft 2ft 11s 179.86° 5ft 10s   7 9 mph Overcast 70°f 80%
Noon 2-3ft 2ft 11s 180.63° 5ft 10s   7 7 mph Overcast 70°f 90%
3pm 1-2ft 1.8ft 10s 181.9° 5.5ft 10s   5 6 mph Fair 68°f 90%
6pm 1-2ft 1.6ft 10s 182.32° 6ft 10s   2 3 mph Mostly Clear 66°f 81%
9pm 1-2ft 1.6ft 10s 183.78° 7.5ft 9s   2 3 mph Mostly Clear 68°f 81%
Tide and daylight times for
High 3:36AM 6.7ft
Low 9:44AM 0.8ft
High 4:08PM 6.5ft
Low 10:03PM 1.2ft
First Light 6:52AM
Sunrise 7:19AM
Sunset 5:30PM
Last Light 5:57PM
Sun 05/26 12am 1-2ft 1ft 13s 151.25° 1.1ft 11s 8.5ft 9s 2 3 mph Cloudy 68°f 32%
3am 1-2ft 1.1ft 13s 154.26° 1.1ft 10s 8.5ft 9s 2 3 mph Cloudy 68°f 32%
Sun 05/26 6am 1-2ft 2ft 11s 200.85° 8ft 9s   4 6 mph Cloudy 68°f 33%
9am 2-3ft 3ft 11s 199.19° 7ft 9s   2 3 mph Cloudy 72°f 33%
Noon 2-3ft 3ft 11s 197.72° 6.5ft 9s   5
mph 		Cloudy 72°f 60%
3pm 2-3ft 3.5ft 10s 190.5° 0.9ft 10s 6.5ft 9s 4 5 mph Cloudy 68°f 60%
6pm 2-3ft 3ft 10s 187.56° 0.9ft 10s 6.5ft 9s 7 9 mph Cloudy 70°f 45%
9pm 2-3ft 3ft 10s 185.68° 0.8ft 10s 7ft 8s 7 9 mph Mostly Clear 70°f 45%
Tide and daylight times for
High 4:22AM 6.7ft
Low 10:29AM 0.8ft
High 4:54PM 6.6ft
Low 10:50PM 1.2ft
First Light 6:53AM
Sunrise 7:20AM
Sunset 5:29PM
Last Light 5:57PM
Mon 05/27 12am 2-3ft 3ft 10s 183.27° 0.8ft 10s 7ft 8s 10 11 mph Brief Showers 70°f 35%
3am 2-3ft 2.5ft 10s 172.76° 1.2ft 9s 7ft 8s 11 13 mph Overcast 70°f 35%
Mon 05/27 6am 2-3ft 2.5ft 10s 168.83° 0.7ft 10s 8ft 8s 13 15 mph Overcast 72°f 19%
9am 2-3ft 2.5ft 10s 168.59° 0.7ft 10s 8.5ft 8s 15 44 mph Overcast 75°f 19%
Noon 2-3ft 2.5ft 9s 166.8° 0.7ft 10s 7ft 8s 15 22 mph Overcast 73°f 23%
3pm 2-3ft 2.5ft 9s 165.99° 5.5ft 8s 1.4ft 11s 15 23 mph Brief Showers 64°f 23%
6pm 2-3ft 2.5ft 9s 164.83° 5ft 7s 1.5ft 11s 13 19 mph Rain 63°f 16%
9pm 2-3ft 2.5ft 9s 163.66° 4.5ft 7s 2.5ft 11s 8 12 mph Brief Showers 63°f 16%
Tide and daylight times for
High 5:09AM 6.5ft
Low 11:14AM 1ft
High 5:41PM 6.5ft
Low 11:41PM 1.4ft
First Light 6:53AM
Sunrise 7:21AM
Sunset 5:29PM
Last Light 5:56PM

Extended Surf Forecast for Buffels Bay Area
Tue 05/28 12am 1-2ft 1.3ft 10s 161.18° 0.8ft 15s 7ft 8s 8 9 mph Brief Showers Possible 63°f 18%
3am 1-2ft 1.3ft 10s 161.76° 1ft 15s 6.5ft 8s 12 15 mph Clear 63°f 18%
Tue 05/28 6am Flat 1.9ft 10s 260.31° 5.5ft 7s   12 15 mph Sunny 61°f 30%
9am 2-3ft 3.5ft 8s 198.43° 4ft 10s   17 34 mph Fair 66°f 30%
Noon 2-3ft 3.5ft 8s 201.29° 4ft 10s   23 31 mph Fair 66°f 40%
3pm 2-3ft 3.5ft 8s 200.14° 3.5ft 10s   18 26 mph Fair 63°f 40%
6pm 3-4ft 3.5ft 16s 192.7° 4.5ft 10s   12 17 mph Brief Showers Possible 61°f 20%
9pm 3-5ft 5ft 16s 193.27° 1ft 9s 7.5ft 9s 8 12 mph Clear 61°f 20%
Tide and daylight times for
High 5:57AM 6.2ft
Low 12:02PM 1.2ft
High 6:30PM 6.3ft
First Light 6:54AM
Sunrise 7:21AM
Sunset 5:29PM
Last Light 5:56PM
Wed 05/29 12am 4-6ft 6ft 15s 193.84° 0.9ft 9s 9ft 8s 4 5 mph Mostly Clear 61°f 19%
3am 4-6ft 6.5ft 14s 194.42° 9.5ft 8s   3 4 mph Clear 61°f 19%
Wed 05/29 6am 4-6ft 8ft 8s 174.36° 7ft 14s 5ft 10s 5 6 mph Sunny 59°f 17%
9am 4-6ft 7ft 13s 195.56° 6ft 8s   6 6 mph Fair 63°f 17%
Noon 4-7ft 8ft 13s 193.27° 7ft 8s   6 6 mph Fair 63°f 19%
3pm 5-9ft 10ft 13s 187.54° 3.5ft 11s   10 11 mph Fair 66°f 19%
6pm 5-8ft 9.5ft 13s 188.69° 3.5ft 11s   10 11 mph Mostly Clear 66°f 38%
9pm 5-8ft 9ft 13s 189.26° 3ft 11s   12 14 mph Mostly Clear 63°f 38%
Tide and daylight times for
Low 12:35AM 1.7ft
High 6:50AM 5.8ft
Low 12:54PM 1.6ft
High 7:24PM 6ft
First Light 6:55AM
Sunrise 7:22AM
Sunset 5:28PM
Last Light 5:56PM
Thu 05/30 12am 5-8ft 9ft 13s 190.4° 3ft 11s   12 13 mph Mostly Clear 64°f 33%
3am 5-7ft 9ft 13s 191.55° 2.5ft 11s   12 13 mph Mostly Clear 64°f 33%
Thu 05/30 6am 5-7ft 8.5ft 13s 191.55° 2.5ft 11s   12 13 mph Fair 64°f 19%
9am 5-7ft 8.5ft 13s 191.55° 2.5ft 11s   12 13 mph Fair 64°f 19%
Noon 4-7ft 8ft 13s 192.12° 2ft 11s   12 13 mph Fair 64°f 13%
3pm 4-6ft 8ft 12s 192.12° 1.8ft 10s   15 20 mph Fair 66°f 13%
6pm 4-6ft 7.5ft 12s 192.12° 1.7ft 10s   15 20 mph Mostly Clear 66°f 19%
9pm 4-6ft 7ft 12s 191.55° 1.5ft 10s   15 20 mph Mostly Clear 66°f 19%
Tide and daylight times for
Low 1:36AM 2ft
High 7:48AM 5.4ft
Low 1:52PM 2ft
High 8:25PM 5.7ft
First Light 6:55AM
Sunrise 7:22AM
Sunset 5:28PM
Last Light 5:55PM
Fri 05/31 12am 4-6ft 7ft 12s 190.98° 1.4ft 10s   11 13 mph Cloudy 63°f 24%

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