
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 5PM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay Wildside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
811 | 667 | 1752 | 2111 | 2184 | 2287 | 1989 | 2330 | 1011 | 864 | 951 | 908 | 819 | 654 | 459 | 310 | 408 | 408 | 320 | 329 | 340 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:20PM1.45m | 7:52AM1.21m | 8:36PM1.27m | 9:53AM1.10m | 10:59PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:56PM0.42m | 1:45AM0.51m | 1:58PM0.59m | 3:22AM0.65m | 4:09PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | |
mm | 4 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 10 | WSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
811 | 667 | 435 | 347 | 216 | 212 | 471 | 123 | 747 | 601 | 232 | 127 | 84 | 92 | 140 | 310 | 408 | 408 | 320 | 314 | 331 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 9 | S 14 | SW 10 | S 13 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 |
154 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 147 | 142 | 128 | 91 | 121 | 32 | 100 | 85 | 119 | 230 | 24 | 27 | 43 | 41 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 8 | S 13 | SW 10 | S 8 | — | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 24 |
46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 17 | 41 | 69 | 34 | 89 | 52 | 84 | — | 14 | 14 | 17 | 109 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
234 | 370 | 1752 | 2111 | 2184 | 2287 | 1989 | 2330 | 1011 | 864 | 951 | 908 | 819 | 654 | 459 | — | 256 | 256 | 271 | 329 | 340 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 36 | 524 | 594 | 1630 | 1127 | 1242 | 1496 | 1529 | 3473 | 510 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 419 | 415 | 19 | 19 |
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