Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today (12 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 1AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay Wildside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
930 | 866 | 946 | 1015 | 1556 | 24 | 13 | 4632 | 4243 | 2987 | 2447 | 1827 | 1577 | 3164 | 3447 | 3462 | 3564 | 2981 | 3151 | 2397 | 2204 | 2013 | 1676 | 1499 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on |
High Tide | 00:52AM1.63m | 1:31PM1.46m | 1:46AM1.72m | 2:22PM1.56m | 2:38AM1.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:27PM0.41m | 7:20AM0.25m | 7:27PM0.32m | 8:12AM0.15m | 8:22PM0.23m | 9:01AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | |
5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
930 | 866 | 946 | 1015 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1827 | 1577 | 3164 | 3447 | 3462 | 3564 | 2981 | 3151 | 2397 | 2204 | 2013 | 1676 | 1499 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | WSW 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | — | E 12 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
40 | 37 | 36 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 93 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 24 | — | 25 | 45 | 25 | 38 | 37 | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
— | 23 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 22 | 38 | 37 | 34 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1556 | 2669 | 4205 | 4632 | 4243 | 2987 | 2447 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 51 | 53 | 81 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 426 | 488 | 417 | 488 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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