Buffalo Bay Wildside Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Buffalo Bay Wildside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buffalo Bay Wildside sea temperature is
14.0° C
3.2° 

Buffalo Bay Wildside surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 10AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)7ft (2.2m)14s
Afternoon (17 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (17 Aug)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1558
1837
1613
1367
1182
1083
1133
1167
1133
1102
1339
1446
1643
2121
2248
2111
2111
2023
1860
1830
1693
1565
1565
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
N
5
SW
10
SW
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
WNW
10
W
15
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:08AM1.54m
6:27PM1.64m
6:38AM1.41m
6:58PM1.48m
7:10AM1.26m
7:31PM1.31m
Low Tide
12:09PM0.23m
00:40AM0.35m
12:38PM0.38m
1:11AM0.49m
1:08PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
5:59
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
17
18
17
15
14
15
14
15
16
15
15
14
13
12
12
13
16
16
15
14
13
Feels °C
12
12
16
15
16
14
12
14
12
14
15
13
14
13
12
10
11
13
15
14
13
12
10
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