Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 1PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay Wildside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1919 | 1594 | 1279 | 1103 | 925 | 841 | 672 | 736 | 805 | 792 | 923 | 980 | 1834 | 1643 | 1565 | 1451 | 1499 | 1688 | 1791 | 2071 | 1795 | 1912 | 1569 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 6:02AM1.34m | 6:10PM1.31m | 6:39AM1.21m | 6:47PM1.17m | 7:46AM1.09m | 8:11PM1.05m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:00PM0.54m | 00:25AM0.55m | 12:39PM0.68m | 1:16AM0.67m | 1:56PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 12 |
Temp °C | 17 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1919 | 1594 | 1279 | 1103 | 925 | 841 | 672 | 736 | 805 | 792 | 923 | 980 | 1834 | 1643 | 1565 | 1451 | 1499 | 1688 | 1791 | 2071 | 1795 | 1912 | 1569 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | ESE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 35 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 418 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 107 | 232 | 57 | 169 | 6 | 57 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 8 | ESE 5 | SSE 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 32 | 12 | 61 | 218 | 277 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 80 | 19 | 335 | 19 | 19 | 41 | 148 | 76 | 1 |
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