Buffalo Bay Wildside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 7 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Buffalo Bay Wildside sea temperature is

17.4° C

Buffalo Bay Wildside surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today (29 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 11AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 29). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	13s
Evening (29 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 29							Thursday 30								Friday 31
	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	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	4	3	4	4	2	2	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	1524	1288	1182	1127	1127	1144	1144	1061	1061	946	932	841	841	841	757	769	690	600	591	444	605	620	720
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	E	E	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide	3:35AM1.61m				3:59PM1.64m				4:04AM1.66m				4:28PM1.71m				4:33AM1.68m				4:56PM1.75m
Low Tide			9:48AM0.18m				10:03PM0.26m				10:15AM0.12m				10:32PM0.22m				10:42AM0.08m


	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	16	17	16	15	14	14	13	13	16	18	16	15	14	13	12	12	15	19	19	15	14
Feels °C	10	10	12	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	14	14	12	12	10	10	9	9	12	14	15	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 9	SW 13	ESE 9	ESE 7	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 8
kJ	1524	1288	1182	1127	1127	1144	1144	1061	1061	946	932	841	841	841	757	528	690	517	192	444	374	281	720
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	—	SE 7	—	—	—	S 11	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	SW 13	E 9	SW 13	SW 13	S 19	—	E 10	SW 12
kJ	96	—	99	—	—	—	2	215	193	215	232	—	—	—	—	769	256	600	591	7	—	125	244
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	—	—	SSW 18	SW 18
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	217	—	—	31	48
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 6	ESE 7	—	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 8	—
kJ	203	175	99	346	438	426	286	274	250	390	351	276	484	367	332	—	92	112	589	426	605	620	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	3	0	19	19	19	19	0	0	0	0	0	240	19	19	19	0	0	0	0	19	19	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	7	6	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	6	5	5	5

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