Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today (01 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 12AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay Wildside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
573 | 611 | 675 | 851 | 1004 | 1234 | 1576 | 1853 | 2381 | 2880 | 3391 | 3523 | 3348 | 3020 | 2824 | 2511 | 2305 | 2187 | 1922 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:24PM1.85m | 5:38AM1.64m | 5:57PM1.76m | 6:13AM1.53m | 6:34PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:36PM0.12m | 11:40AM0.14m | 00:11AM0.21m | 12:14PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
573 | 611 | 675 | 851 | 1004 | 1234 | 1576 | 1853 | 2381 | 2880 | 3391 | 3523 | 3348 | 3020 | 2824 | 2511 | 2305 | 2187 | 1922 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
15 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 10 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
37 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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