Buffalo Bay Wildside Surf Break

Buffalo Bay Wildside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 1 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Buffalo Bay Wildside sea temperature is
17.3° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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


How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 6AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (23 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (23 Jun)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
2
4
2
3
!
3
4
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4
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
3
SW
11
2.5
SW
12
2.1
SW
18
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
677
634
624
650
711
892
594
1537
2223
1776
2600
6573
6165
7353
6165
5284
4490
3398
2643
2155
1719
1346
1037
903
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
SSW
5
NNE
5
WSW
5
W
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
0
N
5
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
S
0
SE
5
NNE
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
10:42AM1.14m
11:13PM1.34m
11:59AM1.16m
00:17AM1.34m
1:01PM1.22m
Low Tide
4:41AM0.60m
4:34PM0.62m
5:52AM0.58m
5:50PM0.64m
6:53AM0.53m
6:55PM0.60m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
18
18
18
17
16
15
15
15
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
17
20
16
16
16
Feels °C
16
17
16
18
17
19
16
15
12
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
17
20
16
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
Energy kJ
677
634
624
650
711
892
594
1013
1599
1776
1535
6573
6165
7353
6165
5284
4490
3398
2643
2155
1719
1346
1037
903
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.7
SW
15
1.4
SW
9
0.7
SSW
20
1.2
SSW
19
1.6
SSW
18
2.1
SW
18
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
Energy kJ
191
273
357
437
425
223
300
371
993
1633
2600
83
89
87
107
140
144
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
6
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
SSW
22
0.2
E
10
0.4
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
Energy kJ
6
3
11
9
8
8
91
7
104
404
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
4
2.5
SW
11
3
SW
11
1
E
4
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
1.6
E
6
1.7
E
6
Energy kJ
6
1537
2223
37
60
59
187
212
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
5
5
5
7
7
8
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
7
8
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
9
5
7
7
8
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
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