
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 2AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay Wildside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the E by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1339 | 1151 | 1079 | 963 | 592 | 525 | 336 | 535 | 379 | 332 | 474 | 606 | 658 | 748 | 473 | 1026 | 705 | 654 | 488 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:55PM1.96m | 4:12AM1.79m | 4:26PM1.95m | 4:45AM1.75m | 4:59PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08PM-0.04m | 10:13AM0.00m | 10:40PM-0.01m | 10:45AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
1057 | 1151 | 1079 | 963 | 592 | 525 | 313 | 304 | 347 | 332 | 474 | 606 | 658 | 748 | 473 | 299 | 295 | 221 | 212 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 437 | 394 | 336 | 535 | 379 | 172 | 292 | 287 | 236 | 205 | 167 | 129 | 218 | 290 | 286 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 12 | SW 16 | — | SSE 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | — |
— | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 162 | 38 | 58 | 347 | 10 | — | 148 | 55 | 102 | 149 | 142 | 23 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 4 | E 8 | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
1339 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 1 | 21 | 80 | 75 | 1026 | 705 | 654 | 488 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 172 | 172 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 382 | 382 | 382 | 19 | 19 |
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