Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today (02 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 6AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 02). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay Wildside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1100 | 914 | 680 | 545 | 1074 | 1467 | 1593 | 1478 | 1077 | 612 | 627 | 717 | 763 | 778 | 844 | 1214 | 1588 | 1748 | 1407 | 1154 | 984 | 893 | 795 | 734 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:51AM1.59m | 5:18PM1.60m | 5:22AM1.57m | 5:51PM1.60m | 5:54AM1.53m | 6:24PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04AM0.19m | 11:21PM0.33m | 11:34AM0.20m | 11:55PM0.35m | 12:05PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 1100 | 914 | 680 | 545 | 347 | 120 | 16 | 1478 | 1077 | 612 | 627 | 717 | 763 | 778 | 844 | 1214 | 1588 | 1748 | 1407 | 1154 | 984 | 893 | 795 | 734 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 121 | 361 | 235 | 419 | 307 | 347 | 220 | 361 | 298 | 281 | 141 | 182 | 155 | 176 | 110 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | ESE 10 | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 8 | SSW 19 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | 18 | 6 | 209 | 337 | 46 | 82 | 31 | 95 | 37 | 17 | 82 | 119 | 77 | 130 | 173 | 173 | 183 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 121 | 319 | 505 | 832 | 1074 | 1467 | 1593 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 352 | 40 | 358 | 77 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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