
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 7AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay Wildside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1134 | 1100 | 937 | 795 | 706 | 694 | 636 | 558 | 614 | 448 | 527 | 750 | 1619 | 1695 | 1836 | 1633 | 1610 | 1595 | 1564 | 1637 | 1710 | 1922 | 1922 | 794 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:42AM1.65m | 2:58PM1.82m | 3:11AM1.74m | 3:26PM1.91m | 3:41AM1.79m | 3:55PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46AM0.12m | 9:09PM0.08m | 9:13AM0.04m | 9:38PM-0.00m | 9:42AM-0.00m | 10:08PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 22 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 9 |
1134 | 1100 | 937 | 795 | 706 | 694 | 636 | 558 | 614 | 448 | 527 | 750 | 1619 | 1695 | 1836 | 1633 | 1610 | 1595 | 1564 | 1637 | 1710 | 1922 | 1922 | 794 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 9 |
325 | 272 | 228 | 188 | 131 | 99 | 79 | 72 | 69 | 348 | 468 | 441 | 30 | 31 | 44 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | S 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 12 | S 9 | SE 4 | SSE 9 | S 10 | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | 44 | 71 | 63 | 10 | 25 | 7 | 17 | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | — | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 4 | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WNW 4 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
498 | — | — | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 60 | 7 | — | — | 19 | 17 | 5 | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 38 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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