Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today (28 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 12AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
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 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tue 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1487 | 1408 | 1474 | 1346 | 1326 | 1210 | 1569 | 2099 | 2457 | 3242 | 3352 | 8338 | 9052 | 7754 | 6497 | 4509 | 4274 | 3859 | 3705 | 2967 | 2528 | 2241 | 1847 | 1569 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross |
High Tide | 2:30PM1.37m | 2:37AM1.49m | 3:07PM1.44m | 3:13AM1.54m | 3:41PM1.50m | 3:47AM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29PM0.48m | 8:57AM0.33m | 9:07PM0.41m | 9:31AM0.28m | 9:42PM0.36m | 10:03AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — |
 | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | — | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1487 | 1408 | 1474 | 1346 | 1326 | 1210 | 1569 | 2099 | 2457 | 2303 | 3352 | — | 7675 | — | 5737 | 4509 | 4274 | 3859 | 3705 | 2967 | 2528 | 2241 | 1847 | 1569 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 28 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 186 | 218 | 415 | 1522 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 167 | 146 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 24 | S 24 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | E 4 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3242 | 2879 | 8338 | 9052 | 7754 | 6497 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 10 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 246 | 1 | 488 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
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