Buffalo Bay Wildside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 7 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Buffalo Bay Wildside sea temperature is

17.6° 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 (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 12PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	12s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	9s
Evening (19 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 19							Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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)	3	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	3	3	4	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 9	SW 9	SW 8	SW 9	SSW 13	SW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	346	286	672	320	481	1069	1275	173	979	990	792	716	388	371	359	366	389	1001	1370	2031	2438	2430	2275
Wind (km/h)	N	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	W	W	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	SW	SSW	NNW	N	N	N	N	ESE	SSE	ESE	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide		6:47AM1.48m				7:15PM1.61m				7:27AM1.34m				7:56PM1.47m					8:12AM1.21m				8:44PM1.33m
Low Tide				12:52PM0.26m				1:32AM0.42m				1:29PM0.40m					2:16AM0.53m				2:10PM0.55m


	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	16	18	15	15	14	14	13	13	16	17	15	14	13	13	13	13	15	16	15	13	13
Feels °C	14	14	16	15	11	11	9	11	11	12	15	14	14	13	12	11	12	12	14	14	13	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 9	SW 12	SW 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SW 9	SW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	ESE 12	SW 10	SW 12	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13
kJ	246	240	672	320	241	213	204	1080	979	990	792	716	388	299	359	257	389	1001	1370	2031	2438	2430	2275
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SE 9	SW 12	SW 12	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 9	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SW 9	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	346	286	83	236	202	32	32	173	325	325	319	365	371	371	179	353	347	329	247	247	242	183	186
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 10	S 11	SE 10	SSE 10	SSW 15	E 10	SSW 13	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	E 10	E 10	—	—	E 9	E 10
kJ	187	177	82	157	33	42	18	151	16	16	16	16	185	128	235	366	348	8	8	—	—	7	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SW 9	SW 8	SW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	481	1069	1275	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	6	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5

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