Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today (23 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 12AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay Wildside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thu 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 892 | 802 | 777 | 741 | 574 | 624 | 650 | 711 | 914 | 480 | 1638 | 1813 | 1839 | 2434 | 6874 | 6673 | 7353 | 6165 | 5800 | 4490 | 3398 | 2643 | 2155 | 1719 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:04PM1.37m | 10:42AM1.14m | 11:13PM1.34m | 11:59AM1.16m | 00:17AM1.34m | 1:01PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:23PM0.56m | 4:41AM0.60m | 4:34PM0.62m | 5:52AM0.58m | 5:50PM0.64m | 6:53AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — |
 | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SSW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 892 | 802 | 777 | 741 | 574 | 624 | 650 | 711 | 914 | 382 | 1107 | 993 | 1839 | 1776 | 6874 | 6673 | 7353 | 6165 | 5800 | 4490 | 3398 | 2643 | 2155 | 1719 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SSW 20 | — | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 83 | 170 | 191 | 273 | 357 | 437 | 425 | 223 | 480 | 371 | — | 1633 | 2434 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | 100 | 117 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 4 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | — | E 6 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1638 | 1813 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 38 | 51 | — | 221 | 200 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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