Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today (22 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 1AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 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 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wed 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 990 | 1186 | 1119 | 1102 | 1086 | 1102 | 1004 | 919 | 892 | 802 | 710 | 677 | 634 | 624 | 486 | 699 | 1536 | 1010 | 1267 | 2150 | 1922 | 2810 | 6793 | 7050 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:59PM1.44m | 9:24AM1.18m | 10:04PM1.37m | 10:42AM1.14m | 11:13PM1.34m | 11:59AM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:24PM0.46m | 3:29AM0.57m | 3:23PM0.56m | 4:41AM0.60m | 4:34PM0.62m | 5:52AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — |
 | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 990 | 1186 | 1119 | 1102 | 1086 | 1102 | 1004 | 919 | 892 | 802 | 710 | 677 | 634 | 624 | 486 | 699 | 1536 | 1010 | 928 | 1590 | 1776 | 1590 | 6793 | 7050 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | — | — |
| kJ | 44 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 83 | 170 | 191 | 273 | 357 | 437 | 425 | 8 | 90 | 374 | 1147 | 1922 | 2810 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1267 | 2150 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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