
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 5AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay Wildside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri night, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 7 | SE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
303 | 293 | 268 | 240 | 224 | 173 | 162 | 159 | 110 | 108 | 269 | 441 | 715 | 1061 | 1195 | 1224 | 1134 | 1100 | 937 | 795 | 836 | 694 | 636 | 568 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 1:45AM1.40m | 2:05PM1.54m | 2:14AM1.53m | 2:31PM1.69m | 2:42AM1.65m | 2:58PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:53AM0.36m | 8:14PM0.34m | 8:19AM0.23m | 8:41PM0.20m | 8:46AM0.12m | 9:09PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | S 7 | SW 10 | S 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
212 | 264 | 240 | 240 | 205 | 173 | 144 | 115 | 88 | 92 | 87 | 107 | 715 | 1061 | 1195 | 516 | 1134 | 1100 | 937 | 795 | 836 | 694 | 636 | 568 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 6 | SW 10 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | SSW 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
303 | 293 | 268 | 228 | 224 | 162 | 162 | 159 | 41 | 108 | 137 | 441 | 49 | 47 | — | 1224 | 369 | 249 | 203 | 178 | 124 | 93 | 93 | 70 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 11 | SSE 9 | S 12 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SSW 16 |
55 | 51 | 73 | 44 | 65 | 59 | 33 | 49 | 110 | 17 | 3 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 82 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | SSE 6 | E 8 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | W 4 | WSW 3 | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 80 | 86 | 269 | 136 | 412 | 505 | 590 | — | 456 | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 342 | 335 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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