Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today (04 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 6PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jun) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Jun) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 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 18mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sun 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3393 | 3049 | 2932 | 2906 | 3013 | 2918 | 2650 | 2813 | 2755 | 2525 | 2229 | 1925 | 1655 | 928 | 913 | 872 | 793 | 613 | 504 | 435 | 427 | 504 | 504 | 551 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:05PM1.45m | 6:08AM1.42m | 6:46PM1.42m | 6:49AM1.35m | 7:33PM1.39m | 7:40AM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:48AM0.32m | 00:07AM0.48m | 12:25PM0.36m | 00:51AM0.53m | 1:07PM0.41m | 1:44AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 |
mm | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 273 | 3049 | 2932 | 2906 | 3013 | 2918 | 2650 | 2813 | 2755 | 2525 | 2229 | 1925 | 1655 | 928 | 913 | 872 | 793 | 613 | 504 | 435 | 427 | 504 | 504 | 551 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 355 | 264 | 255 | 209 | 205 | 237 | 172 | 176 | 211 | 172 | 172 | 119 | 273 | 502 | 424 | 356 | 268 | 240 | 199 | 157 | 158 | 297 | 479 | 469 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 40 | 67 | 65 | 60 | 36 | 31 | 75 | 133 | 193 | 90 | 251 | 393 | 371 | 295 | 286 | 282 | 223 | 212 | 118 | 86 | 63 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3393 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 473 | 476 | 473 | 1 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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