Buffalo Bay Wildside Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Buffalo Bay Wildside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buffalo Bay Wildside sea temperature is
16.4° C
0.7° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 3PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (09 Aug)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (09 Aug)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
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0
0
0
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0
1
1
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4
4
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3
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
S
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
3
S
13
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
2.4
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4117
2968
2651
2936
3374
3527
2389
2053
1645
1731
1736
1807
1994
1853
2396
3970
2187
1765
2483
967
802
625
610
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:23PM1.34m
1:42AM1.52m
2:17PM1.54m
2:33AM1.66m
3:01PM1.71m
Low Tide
7:09AM0.44m
7:29PM0.46m
8:06AM0.28m
8:26PM0.29m
8:51AM0.13m
9:12PM0.15m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:53
 mm
2
6
3
6
4
4
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
8
8
9
6
6
7
8
8
7
8
7
9
8
9
9
9
9
10
9
10
9
8
8
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