Buffalo Bay Wildside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 7 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Buffalo Bay Wildside sea temperature is

14.7°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today (05 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 10AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	13s
Afternoon (05 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s
Evening (05 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue morning).
	Monday 5							Tuesday 6								Wednesday 7
	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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	!	4	4	!	!	!	!	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 9	SW 17	SW 10	SW 11	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	867	841	734	639	567	486	437	747	778	680	254	1230	2721	2954	2390	2851	5205	4772	4081	3678	3713	3330	3330
Wind (km/h)	N	N	SSW	ESE	E	NE	W	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	N	NNW	SE	SE	ESE	E	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide				12:07PM1.30m				00:35AM1.31m				1:04PM1.49m				1:26AM1.45m				1:45PM1.66m
Low Tide		5:39AM0.59m				6:31PM0.55m				6:48AM0.45m				7:25PM0.37m				7:33AM0.30m					8:05PM0.22m


	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:34	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	22	27	27	26	24	20	16	16	16	13	13	14	13	14	13	12	13	16	17	16	14	14
Feels °C	18	22	27	27	24	23	17	15	14	12	6	6	8	9	12	11	11	12	13	12	12	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 9	SW 17	SW 17	SW 10	SW 11	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	510	493	427	371	567	422	344	747	778	680	254	1230	1796	2261	1868	2851	5205	4772	4081	3678	3713	3330	3330
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 18	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	E 10	E 10	SW 16	SW 15	SW 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	E 10
kJ	867	841	734	639	31	486	437	289	283	248	—	267	235	2133	2390	1351	92	94	94	94	118	—	141
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SSW 18	SW 16	SW 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	32	130	269	—	—	—	—	—	—	200	158	122	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ESE 9	—	WNW 3	W 4	WSW 4	WSW 5	WSW 7	WSW 9	SW 10	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	E 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	427	—	4	10	10	44	927	1795	2721	2954	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	332	82
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	6	3	4	6	6	5	5	3	5
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	0	1	1	1	1	472	594	428	380	38	1	1	1	19	247	240
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3					5	6	6	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	6	4	7	8	6	5	5	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	4	4	4	5	8	9	9	9	4	8	4	4	9	9	9	9	6	7	9	9	8

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