Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today (03 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 1AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay Wildside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 2 | Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thu 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 872 | 931 | 750 | 693 | 582 | 505 | 476 | 352 | 1306 | 1204 | 1346 | 1306 | 1266 | 1134 | 890 | 816 | 749 | 627 | 597 | 522 | 514 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:41PM1.17m | 11:30AM1.38m | 00:05AM1.26m | 12:30PM1.50m | 00:59AM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35PM0.63m | 4:55AM0.57m | 6:05PM0.52m | 6:09AM0.48m | 7:00PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 |
 | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | 6:59 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | E 7 | ESE 7 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 872 | 931 | 750 | 693 | 582 | 505 | 476 | 286 | 1306 | 1204 | 1346 | 1306 | 1266 | 1134 | 890 | 816 | 749 | 627 | 226 | 181 | 514 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 54 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 34 | 70 | 213 | 352 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 48 | 47 | — | — | 597 | 522 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 21 | 33 | 33 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 15 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | ESE 5 | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 7 | — | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | 26 | — | — | — | 25 | 186 | 57 | 108 | 193 | 318 | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 335 | 356 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 240 | 382 | 407 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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