Buffalo Bay Wildside Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Buffalo Bay Wildside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buffalo Bay Wildside sea temperature is
15.3°C
1.9° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 10PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)--
Afternoon (26 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Evening (26 Aug)7ft (2.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.8
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2543
1523
1354
1310
1252
1140
1090
940
649
496
814
699
586
483
403
403
338
282
277
Wind (km/h)
35
E
30
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
S
10
S
5
ENE
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:06PM1.63m
3:12AM1.65m
3:32PM1.75m
3:40AM1.72m
3:59PM1.84m
Low Tide
9:11PM0.26m
9:21AM0.12m
9:39PM0.16m
9:46AM0.05m
10:07PM0.09m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:06
 mm
Temp °C
18
16
16
15
15
17
25
28
24
21
18
19
18
16
19
22
18
17
16
Feels °C
12
11
13
13
14
16
23
26
22
21
16
18
17
14
18
21
17
17
15
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