Buffalo Bay Wildside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today (13 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 2AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jun)	11ft (3.5m)	13s
Afternoon (13 Jun)	11ft (3.5m)	12s
Evening (13 Jun)	11ft (3.5m)	13s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 12			Saturday 13								Sunday 14								Mon 15
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	2	2	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	4393	3182	2802	2116	2135	3574	3827	3827	3636	3611	3201	2470	2493	2045	1839	1599	1310	1200	1125	964	947	815	829	814
Wind (km/h)	W	W	W	W	W	NNW	NNE	SE	E	E	ENE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	SW	SW	WNW	W	NW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				1:46AM1.72m					2:22PM1.56m				2:38AM1.79m				3:11PM1.65m				3:27AM1.82m
Low Tide		7:27PM0.32m					8:12AM0.15m				8:22PM0.23m				9:01AM0.08m				9:14PM0.16m				9:48AM0.04m


	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—
	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24
mm	—	—	—	2	1	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	14	14	13	13	14	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	15	16	15	14	14	13	13	13	15	16
Feels °C	10	10	9	11	12	12	13	13	10	11	10	11	10	10	13	14	14	12	11	11	10	10	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 10	E 10	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11
kJ	6	7	8	2116	2135	3574	3827	3827	3636	3611	3201	2470	2493	2045	1839	1599	1310	1200	1125	964	947	815	829	814
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 12	—	E 12	ESE 5	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 9	E 7
kJ	—	—	—	8	8	8	9	10	24	—	25	43	22	38	37	35	33	18	12	13	11	11	41	24
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	E 10	E 10	E 9	—	—	—	—	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	7	7	2	—	—	—	—	24	39	38	37	35	33	32	18	18	17	17	41	23
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 12	E 5	E 5	E 5	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 3	WSW 4	SW 5	—	—	—
kJ	4393	3182	2802	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	80	75	37	—	—	—	—	—	7	10	39	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	417	1	1	1	1	1	1	19	19	19	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route		Buffalo Bay	Inner Pool	Dias Beach	Dias Beach	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Keurbooms	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Brak River
Rating (10 max)		5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Stompneus West Coast	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Strandfontein West Coast	Treskostraal West Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	5	8	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4
Header Global	Injidup Carpark Australia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) South Africa	Hole-in-the-Wall South Africa	Hole-in-the-Wall South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Abalolo Reef United States	Abalolo Reef United States	Abalolo Reef United States	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Nugget Point New Zealand	Nugget Point New Zealand	Ansteys South Africa	Bali Village Indonesia	Hanga Poukura Chile	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Charleston New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	4	8	9	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	9	9	4	4	5	5	5

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