Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today (01 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 12AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 2.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay Wildside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1011 | 1387 | 1889 | 1402 | 1162 | 825 | 614 | 527 | 479 | 551 | 347 | 388 | 397 | 361 | 333 | 249 | 218 | 177 | 205 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:35PM1.74m | 5:57AM1.53m | 6:16PM1.57m | 6:43AM1.37m | 7:08PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:50PM0.20m | 11:59AM0.30m | 00:33AM0.36m | 12:47PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 327 | 304 | 906 | 984 | 809 | 825 | 614 | 527 | 479 | 414 | 347 | 388 | 397 | 361 | 333 | 249 | 218 | 177 | 205 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SSE 10 | SW 5 | SW 8 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 469 | 263 | 171 | 205 | 163 | 158 | 148 | 118 | 116 | 114 | 140 | 137 | 223 | 9 | 23 | 57 | 141 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 304 | 299 | 246 | 142 | 116 | 94 | 72 | 54 | 37 | 36 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 59 | 59 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | N 3 | — | — | E 9 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1011 | 1387 | 1889 | 1402 | 1162 | — | 3 | — | — | 551 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 215 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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