
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 12AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 2.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay Wildside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1061 | 1318 | 1224 | 1134 | 1100 | 937 | 795 | 782 | 694 | 636 | 558 | 568 | 448 | 527 | 750 | 1619 | 1695 | 1836 | 1633 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:31PM1.69m | 2:42AM1.65m | 2:58PM1.82m | 3:11AM1.74m | 3:26PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41PM0.20m | 8:46AM0.12m | 9:09PM0.08m | 9:13AM0.04m | 9:38PM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
1061 | 1318 | 400 | 1134 | 1100 | 937 | 795 | 782 | 694 | 636 | 558 | 568 | 448 | 527 | 750 | 1619 | 1695 | 1836 | 1633 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | — | SSW 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
46 | — | 1224 | 334 | 256 | 234 | 181 | 131 | 99 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 348 | 468 | 441 | 43 | 48 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | SSW 16 | S 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 12 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 |
— | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 83 | 44 | 65 | 49 | 10 | 41 | 28 | 17 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | W 3 |
362 | 467 | 548 | 456 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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