Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 12AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay Wildside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 12 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2238 | 2007 | 1651 | 1314 | 1314 | 1170 | 954 | 954 | 777 | 677 | 685 | 535 | 422 | 471 | 471 | 471 | 465 | 3 | 437 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:18PM1.92m | 4:31AM1.80m | 4:52PM1.93m | 5:05AM1.75m | 5:26PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31PM0.03m | 10:39AM-0.04m | 11:06PM0.05m | 11:10AM0.01m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
2238 | 2007 | 506 | 505 | 516 | 463 | 355 | 304 | 258 | 677 | 685 | 187 | 422 | 471 | 471 | 471 | 465 | 406 | 437 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | ESE 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 15 | SW 7 | E 8 | E 8 | WSW 6 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 6 |
2 | 516 | 1651 | 1314 | 1314 | 1170 | 954 | 954 | 777 | 210 | 173 | 535 | 126 | 111 | 108 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 67 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SW 4 | E 8 | E 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 8 |
7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 15 | 169 | 140 | 57 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 76 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 6 |
530 | 809 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 137 | 195 | 85 | 175 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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