
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 11AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay Wildside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 8 | S 7 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
261 | 237 | 194 | 299 | 369 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 298 | 268 | 228 | 224 | 162 | 162 | 159 | 333 | 134 | 165 | 421 | 838 | 1187 | 1318 | 1224 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:38PM1.37m | 1:45AM1.40m | 2:05PM1.54m | 2:14AM1.53m | 2:31PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:25AM0.51m | 7:46PM0.50m | 7:53AM0.36m | 8:14PM0.34m | 8:19AM0.23m | 8:41PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 |
121 | 103 | 90 | 299 | 369 | 147 | 160 | 212 | 229 | 235 | 207 | 169 | 140 | 140 | 115 | 72 | 134 | 131 | 421 | 838 | 1187 | 1318 | 576 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SSE 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | SSW 13 |
237 | 237 | 194 | 75 | 17 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 298 | 268 | 228 | 224 | 162 | 162 | 159 | 86 | 89 | 85 | 64 | 63 | 47 | — | 1224 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSE 7 | S 15 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 11 | SSE 10 | S 16 | S 12 | — | — | — | — |
183 | 168 | 180 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 55 | 78 | 76 | 44 | 63 | 59 | 52 | 31 | 110 | 19 | 139 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | — | SSE 5 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
261 | 176 | 139 | 96 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 37 | 333 | 86 | 165 | 347 | 424 | 545 | 673 | 763 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 210 | 335 | 19 | 3 | 0 |
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