Buffalo Bay Wildside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 7 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Buffalo Bay Wildside sea temperature is

19.2°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 (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 4PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 04). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	13s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	13s
Evening (04 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 4							Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	2	2	3	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	2	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 13	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9
Wave Graph
kJ	1207	1083	890	816	749	627	597	514	514	514	522	531	522	514	869	980	411	1107	1260	1183	1024	2248	1129	1209	1143
Wind (km/h)	NE	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	NNW	W	W	WSW	WSW	W	W	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				12:30PM1.50m				00:59AM1.37m				1:15PM1.61m				1:41AM1.47m				1:52PM1.70m					2:16AM1.55m
Low Tide		6:09AM0.48m				7:00PM0.39m				7:00AM0.39m				7:41PM0.28m				7:40AM0.31m					8:14PM0.19m


	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22
	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	7:00
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	2
Temp °C	16	21	25	24	23	20	18	20	18	20	22	21	19	19	18	18	17	18	21	20	18	17	16	15	15
Feels °C	16	20	23	22	21	20	19	21	18	19	21	19	18	19	17	17	17	17	18	16	15	13	12	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	ESE 6	ESE 7	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 8	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 15	SSW 14	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	1207	1083	890	816	749	627	165	189	514	514	522	531	522	514	869	980	410	1107	1005	176	452	23	22	12	6
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	—	E 10	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSW 11	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	WSW 11	—	E 8	E 11
kJ	32	33	48	47	—	29	597	514	141	114	82	58	63	57	61	46	411	31	31	21	23	12	—	13	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	WSW 15	SW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	E 8	WSW 12	WSW 12	—	WSW 11	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	27	15	15	15	7	21	53	36	57	45	48	47	—	12	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 4	E 5	ESE 10	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	E 6	E 7	—	W 3	W 4	WSW 4	SW 5	WSW 5	SW 6	W 8	WSW 8	SW 9	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 13	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9
kJ	16	15	173	59	109	140	235	266	—	4	9	19	31	51	85	210	587	1083	1260	1183	1024	2248	1129	1209	1143
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	352	19	0	0	0	1	1	37	38	1	1	1	1	1	1	38	38	38	37	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4		3	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	5	6	4	5	9

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