Buffalo Bay Wildside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 1 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Buffalo Bay Wildside sea temperature is

17.6° C

Buffalo Bay Wildside surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today (22 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 5AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	12s
Afternoon (22 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	12s
Evening (22 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	12s

Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay Wildside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 22								Thursday 23								Friday 24
	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
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	!	!	!	2	4	!	!	!	!	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	1942	1558	1363	1240	1200	1200	961	617	519	471	814	1121	1915	1938	1933	1621	2755	6757	6916	6132	4671	4117	3632	3257
Wind (km/h)	NE	N	NW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	W	W	NW	NNW	W	SW	WNW	SW	SW	W	W	NE	ENE	E	ESE	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy
High Tide				9:14AM1.10m				9:54PM1.22m				10:58AM1.05m					11:34PM1.19m				12:41PM1.10m
Low Tide		3:12AM0.63m				3:07PM0.67m				4:36AM0.69m				4:43PM0.75m					6:22AM0.67m				6:36PM0.72m


	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	12	16	16	15	14	14	13	12	12	16	17	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	18	17	15	15
Feels °C	10	10	9	14	14	14	13	13	12	11	11	14	13	11	11	12	13	13	13	14	15	15	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 12	SW 11	ESE 12	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	1942	1558	1363	1240	1200	1200	961	561	519	425	814	1121	1389	125	1625	1621	1829	6757	6916	6132	4671	4117	3632	3257
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	S 21	ESE 12	SSW 18	SSW 17	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	SE 11
kJ	222	186	186	186	186	190	209	617	486	471	127	127	144	9	93	900	2755	91	53	52	50	49	31	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SSW 15	S 15	SSW 14	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	WSW 12	SE 8	—	S 22	SSW 20	ESE 12	ESE 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	121	110	207	209	196	167	56	17	—	9	129	93	91	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 3	SW 4	—	—	—	—	—	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	—	—	—	—	—	1915	1938	1933	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	5	4	5	7	7	7	5	5	5	5
Distance (km)	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	38	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	19	3	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	5	5	5	6	8	7	7	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	5	6	5	9	8	7	7	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	5	5	5	7	9	6	4	4	5	6	4	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	9	5	5

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