Buffalo Bay Wildside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 7 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Buffalo Bay Wildside sea temperature is

16.8° C

Buffalo Bay Wildside surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 12PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Evening (09 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 9							Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12
Wave Graph
kJ	2632	3685	3562	3125	3024	3450	3708	3708	3451	3256	3123	2938	2773	2493	2319	2094	2044	2077	2032	2046	1530	1505	1513	1431
Wind (km/h)	SW	WSW	W	SW	SSW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	NNW	WNW	SW	SSW	NNE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross-off	glassy	on	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			10:33AM1.20m					11:10PM1.43m				12:05PM1.25m				00:31AM1.50m				1:19PM1.36m				1:38AM1.60m
Low Tide	4:23AM0.51m				4:29PM0.55m					5:49AM0.47m				6:00PM0.52m				7:05AM0.37m				7:18PM0.42m


	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31
	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	5:34
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	12	12	12	14	15	14	13	13	13	13	13	15	17	16	15	15	15
Feels °C	11	12	12	11	12	13	11	11	10	10	12	13	13	12	11	12	12	11	13	14	13	13	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12
kJ	2632	3685	3562	3125	3024	3450	3708	3708	3451	3256	3123	2938	2773	2493	2319	2094	2044	2077	2032	2046	1530	1505	1513	1431
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SE 17	SE 17	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14	—	—	E 13	E 13	—	W 13	SSW 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	SW 18
kJ	4	12	11	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	—	—	3	3	—	3	98	3	3	3	11	10	12
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	—	—	—	—	SE 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 13	—	—	—	—	S 18	W 13
kJ	2	—	—	—	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	—	—	—	6	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 5	E 4	SE 6	SE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	45	26	135	155
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	380	19	3	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	7	8	5	5	5	4	4	7	6	5	5

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