Buffalo Bay Wildside Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Buffalo Bay Wildside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buffalo Bay Wildside sea temperature is
13.9° C
3.3° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 4AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (19 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (19 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
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4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.5
SW
13
3
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2381
2272
2145
1978
1801
1693
1576
1476
1500
2039
3584
4102
3785
3193
2783
2237
1914
1550
1347
1250
655
486
469
560
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
0
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
0
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
7:10AM1.26m
7:31PM1.31m
7:49AM1.12m
8:20PM1.16m
9:23AM1.00m
10:47PM1.07m
Low Tide
1:11AM0.49m
1:08PM0.53m
1:49AM0.63m
1:47PM0.68m
2:58AM0.75m
3:17PM0.82m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:01
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6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
13
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
16
16
14
13
13
12
12
12
16
18
16
14
14
Feels °C
12
11
13
15
15
14
13
11
11
11
11
14
14
13
13
12
11
11
10
14
15
14
12
15
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