Buffalo Bay Wildside Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Buffalo Bay Wildside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buffalo Bay Wildside sea temperature is
15.3°C
2.0° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 6AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (15 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (15 Sep)3ft (0.9m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
0
0
1
0
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
0.9
SW
17
1
SW
16
2
SW
11
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
620
644
595
606
475
410
405
496
932
3154
2834
2855
930
878
839
827
1339
1326
1475
1486
1220
1094
1007
851
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
E
0
W
5
SSW
25
WSW
25
SSW
20
WNW
25
S
10
S
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
off
cross
cross
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:32AM1.58m
5:45PM1.63m
5:58AM1.45m
6:11PM1.47m
6:25AM1.31m
6:38PM1.31m
Low Tide
11:29PM0.18m
11:31AM0.24m
11:54PM0.31m
11:57AM0.38m
00:21AM0.45m
12:24PM0.53m
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:19
6:20
 mm
1
4
5
5
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
16
16
17
21
22
21
19
18
14
13
12
13
14
15
14
14
13
12
12
13
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
15
14
16
20
21
21
19
17
10
9
8
9
12
12
11
12
11
9
9
10
11
10
11
9
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