Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 6PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay Wildside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 518 | 518 | 441 | 407 | 400 | 335 | 479 | 819 | 865 | 794 | 650 | 662 | 805 | 833 | 1006 | 1083 | 1065 | 970 | 970 | 1065 | 1226 | 1438 | 1521 | 1594 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:01PM1.57m | 7:10AM1.40m | 7:43PM1.53m | 7:59AM1.31m | 8:36PM1.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:39PM0.27m | 1:14AM0.41m | 1:18PM0.34m | 2:03AM0.46m | 2:05PM0.42m | 3:05AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 518 | 518 | 441 | 407 | 400 | 335 | 479 | 819 | 865 | 794 | 650 | 662 | 805 | 833 | 1006 | 1083 | 1065 | 970 | 970 | 1065 | 1226 | 1438 | 1521 | 1594 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 13 | WSW 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 20 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 168 | 138 | 99 | 62 | 168 | 122 | 302 | 251 | 247 | 183 | 180 | 143 | 141 | 123 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 68 | 57 | 57 | 38 | 38 | 149 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 8 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | ESE 10 | E 11 | — | — | S 23 | E 10 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | ESE 10 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 238 | 221 | 147 | 142 | 44 | 184 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 123 | 2 | — | — | 11 | 2 | 45 | 44 | 127 | 38 | 128 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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