# Surf forecast for Buffels Bay

> Buffels Bay is a surf spot in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. Daily surf ratings from 0 to 10 by Lazy Surf Report, with the best time to surf and the swell, wind, tide and water temperature at that time.

- Source: [Lazy Surf Report — Buffels Bay](https://www.lazy-surf-report.com/surf-forecast/south-africa/western-cape/buffels-bay)
- Updated: 2026-10-31T05:01:45.897+00:00 (refreshed daily)
- Times are local to the spot (Africa/Johannesburg).
- Coordinates: -34.3240381679735, 18.4662580490112
- Rating scale: 8-10 Perfect, 5-7 Good, 3-4 Average, 0-2 Bad.

No good surf forecast this week; the best day is Tuesday, November 3 at 1/10.

## Day by day

### Saturday, October 31 — 0/10 (Bad)

No surfable window forecast.

At 1pm: 0.3 m swell at 10 s from the SE (137°), 24 km/h S wind (cross-offshore, gusting 32 km/h), tide 0.2 m, water 17°C.

### Sunday, November 1 — 0/10 (Bad)

No surfable window forecast.

At 12pm: 0.2 m swell at 9 s from the SE (139°), 23 km/h SSE wind (cross-shore, gusting 36 km/h), tide 0.5 m, water 17°C.

### Monday, November 2 — 0/10 (Bad)

No surfable window forecast.

At 12pm: 0.1 m swell at 10 s from the SSE (150°), 32 km/h SSE wind (cross-shore, gusting 49 km/h), tide 0.8 m, water 17°C.

### Tuesday, November 3 — 1/10 (Bad)

Best hour is 10am (1/10).

At 10am: 1.7 m swell at 9 s from the SSW (208°), 12 km/h SE wind (cross-onshore, gusting 24 km/h), tide 1 m, water 16°C.

### Wednesday, November 4 — 1/10 (Bad)

Best hour is 2pm (1/10).

At 2pm: 1.4 m swell at 8 s from the SW (215°), 27 km/h W wind (offshore, gusting 33 km/h), tide 0.9 m, water 16°C.

### Thursday, November 5 — 0/10 (Bad)

No surfable window forecast.

At 12pm: 1.2 m swell at 9 s from the SW (214°), 37 km/h NW wind (cross-offshore, gusting 30 km/h), tide 1.2 m, water 16°C.

### Friday, November 6 — 0/10 (Bad)

Best hour is 12pm (1/10).

At 12pm: 1.8 m swell at 8 s from the SSW (211°), 24 km/h W wind (offshore, gusting 27 km/h), tide 1.2 m, water 16°C.

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