Buffalo Bay Wildside Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Buffalo Bay Wildside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buffalo Bay Wildside sea temperature is
14.2°C
3.2° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 11AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (16 Sep)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (16 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Fri morning).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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)
0
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3484
2824
2318
2405
1744
839
1266
1346
1632
1471
1281
1220
1025
928
865
865
865
851
739
713
713
726
865
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
25
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
20
E
20
E
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:58AM1.45m
6:11PM1.47m
6:25AM1.31m
6:38PM1.31m
6:56AM1.16m
7:13PM1.15m
Low Tide
11:57AM0.38m
00:21AM0.45m
12:24PM0.53m
00:52AM0.59m
12:56PM0.68m
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light rain
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:20
6:21
 mm
5
6
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
14
Feels °C
9
11
11
13
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
9
10
10
9
10
10
10
10
11
10
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