Buffalo Bay Wildside Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Buffalo Bay Wildside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buffalo Bay Wildside sea temperature is
14.6°C
2.6° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 1PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (08 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (08 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
3
2
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
13
1.5
E
9
1.3
E
9
0.9
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
668
348
269
240
314
273
198
169
135
134
200
355
290
239
282
282
374
504
993
2035
1784
1594
1403
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
SE
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
SW
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:07PM1.61m
2:23AM1.63m
2:45PM1.78m
3:00AM1.73m
3:19PM1.90m
Low Tide
7:57AM0.28m
8:22PM0.24m
8:34AM0.13m
9:00PM0.11m
9:08AM0.03m
9:34PM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
22
23
27
28
26
22
22
21
22
24
31
26
20
18
18
17
16
16
17
18
17
16
16
Feels °C
21
23
27
27
25
20
21
21
21
23
30
24
20
17
17
17
16
16
17
18
17
17
17
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