
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 10PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay Wildside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2907 | 2250 | 2037 | 1697 | 1524 | 1288 | 1182 | 1127 | 1144 | 1144 | 1077 | 1061 | 1061 | 946 | 841 | 841 | 841 | 841 | 769 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:30PM1.55m | 3:35AM1.61m | 3:59PM1.64m | 4:04AM1.66m | 4:28PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:32PM0.33m | 9:48AM0.18m | 10:03PM0.26m | 10:15AM0.12m | 10:32PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
2907 | 2250 | 2037 | 1697 | 1524 | 1288 | 1182 | 1127 | 1144 | 1144 | 1077 | 1061 | 1061 | 946 | 841 | 841 | 841 | 841 | 769 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — |
— | 68 | — | — | 103 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | 238 | 204 | 183 | 232 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
60 | 185 | 266 | 263 | 253 | 83 | 175 | 312 | 540 | 469 | 365 | — | 248 | 255 | 399 | 276 | 257 | 539 | 452 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 335 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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