Buffalo Bay Wildside Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Buffalo Bay Wildside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buffalo Bay Wildside sea temperature is
17.1° C
0.0° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 4PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (03 Aug)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (03 Aug)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
2
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ESE
11
1.8
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
759
745
655
655
634
622
551
541
511
455
383
357
350
294
294
245
250
272
453
1356
2066
1875
1776
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
N
0
SSE
5
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNW
5
W
15
SW
5
S
0
WSW
0
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:03AM1.58m
6:27PM1.70m
6:39AM1.49m
7:04PM1.62m
7:21AM1.37m
7:51PM1.50m
Low Tide
12:08PM0.18m
00:40AM0.29m
12:42PM0.27m
1:23AM0.37m
1:24PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:50
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
23
24
23
21
21
21
21
21
26
28
19
18
19
19
18
17
21
21
17
15
15
Feels °C
15
14
21
21
20
18
18
17
17
17
23
24
17
17
17
17
16
15
21
19
17
16
16
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