Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastHeavy 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 | E 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 620 | 644 | 595 | 606 | 475 | 410 | 260 | 348 | 763 | 143 | 2834 | 2855 | 876 | 719 | 396 | 827 | 1339 | 1326 | 1475 | 1486 | 1220 | 1094 | 1007 | 851 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 11 | SW 16 | E 11 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 10 | E 11 | SSE 6 | ESE 6 | E 11 |
| kJ | 224 | 259 | 298 | 198 | 191 | 198 | 284 | 496 | 188 | 3 | 108 | 106 | 930 | 878 | 839 | 215 | 93 | 91 | 108 | 54 | 55 | 80 | 128 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | E 11 | S 12 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | SSE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — |
| kJ | 14 | 16 | 17 | 50 | 92 | 204 | 405 | 235 | 3 | — | — | — | 104 | 76 | 113 | 102 | 75 | 52 | 53 | — | — | 35 | 35 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 5 | — | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | 932 | 3154 | 3383 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 123 | 112 | 148 | 50 | — | 145 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 493 | 1 | 36 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 365 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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