Buffalo Bay Wildside Surf Break

Buffalo Bay Wildside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 7 pm 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Buffalo Bay Wildside sea temperature is
17.5° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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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
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4
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy 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)
30
W
25
W
25
W
15
W
5
W
5
NNW
0
NNE
10
SE
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
SW
5
SW
10
WNW
15
W
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
Wind State
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
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
11
Energy 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)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.9
ESE
5
0.3
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
7
Energy 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)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.3
E
12
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
7
Energy kJ
7
7
2
24
39
38
37
35
33
32
18
18
17
17
41
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
0.2
E
12
1.3
E
5
1.2
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.9
SW
5
Energy kJ
4393
3182
2802
11
80
75
37
7
10
39
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
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
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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
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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
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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