Surf spot
Forecast conditions and map view for Buffels Bay in South Africa, Cape Town. Open the interactive surf map to inspect wind, waves, and nearby spots.
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| 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | ||
| Wave height (m) | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2 | 2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | |
| Wave direction | SW | SW | SSE | SSE | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | |
| Wave period (s) | 8.1 | 8 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.6 | 11.1 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 8.9 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 9.5 | |
| Wave energy (kJ) | 236 | 203 | 291 | 268 | 378 | 489 | 473 | 458 | 427 | 394 | 360 | 391 | 612 | 915 | 980 | 883 | 727 | 585 | 476 | 300 | 304 | 221 | 147 | 125 | 169 | 381 | 467 | 579 | 657 | 557 | 748 | 726 | 691 | 629 | 590 | 576 | 575 | 585 | 596 | 593 | 586 | 616 | 635 | 717 | 948 | 1102 | 1534 | 3200 | 2125 | 2072 | 2447 | 2106 | 877 | 1694 | 1588 | 1476 | |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 5.2 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 11.9 | 16.5 | 15.6 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 15.6 | 16.3 | 17.5 | 17.1 | 12.2 | 5.8 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 5.8 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 10 | 7.1 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 8.9 | 12.7 | 14.5 | 24.1 | 30.1 | 29 | 24.5 | 17.6 | 13.5 | 12 | 10.9 | 10.1 | 14.1 | 15.3 | 11.5 | 10.3 | 9.2 | 6.1 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 9.7 | 7.6 | 9.7 | 14.8 | |
| Wind direction | WNWCross-on | WNWCross-on | NWCross-on | NWOnshore | NWOnshore | NWOnshore | NWCross-on | NWOnshore | NNWOnshore | NNWOnshore | NNWOnshore | NWCross-on | WSWCross | WCross | SWGlassy | WGlassy | NNWOnshore | NWOnshore | NNWOnshore | NWOnshore | WNWCross-on | WNWCross-on | NWCross-on | NGlassy | NNWGlassy | NNWGlassy | NNWOnshore | NGlassy | WSWCross | WGlassy | WGlassy | WNWGlassy | NNWOnshore | NNWOnshore | NNWOnshore | NNWOnshore | NNWOnshore | NNWOnshore | NNWOnshore | NNWOnshore | NOnshore | NOnshore | NOnshore | NNWOnshore | NWOnshore | NWCross-on | NWCross-on | NWOnshore | NWCross-on | WNWCross-on | NWGlassy | SSWGlassy | SOffshore | SOffshore | SECross-off | SSEOffshore | |