Buffalo Bay Wildside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 7 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Buffalo Bay Wildside sea temperature is

18.7°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 (29 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 3PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Oct)	6.5ft (2.0m)	15s
Afternoon (29 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	14s
Evening (29 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 29							Friday 30								Saturday 31
	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	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	1	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 13	SW 12	ESE 10	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	SW 11	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	1611	1761	1808	1526	1355	1463	1102	969	892	790	584	574	457	574	648	471	542	85	109	78	78	308	55
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ESE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	N	NNW	WSW	WSW	SSW	S	S	W	NNW	N	NE	ENE	S	SSE	SSE	SSW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-on	on	cross
High Tide		5:10AM1.66m				5:26PM1.70m				5:55AM1.55m				6:13PM1.53m				6:50AM1.42m				7:13PM1.34m
Low Tide				11:13AM0.19m				11:43PM0.20m				12:00PM0.34m				00:32AM0.35m				1:01PM0.50m


	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	19	23	23	22	19	18	18	17	20	21	22	21	19	18	18	18	20	22	21	21	19	19
Feels °C	15	19	22	22	22	20	20	19	18	21	22	23	23	22	19	19	19	22	22	21	22	20	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 13	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 11	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	1611	1761	1808	1526	1355	1463	1102	969	892	790	584	574	457	574	648	471	542	365	365	309	265	308	283
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	ESE 9	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 7	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	138	141	238	204	204	235	269	258	248	191	217	221	117	73	86	79	90	72	109	78	78	60	55
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	SW 9	—	—	—	—	S 6	S 6	—	—	ESE 10	SW 16	E 8	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	82	88	—	—	—	—	2	7	—	—	105	67	80	105	113	75	81	85	56	75	54	50	50
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 7	E 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	12	24	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	1	1	3	3	3	3	1	1	3	2	2	1
Distance (km)	0	0	335	19	19	0	0	0	0	0	1	80	80	0	0	0	0	0	80	19	19	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	3	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	2	3	2	2	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	6	9	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4

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