Buffalo Bay Wildside Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Buffalo Bay Wildside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Buffalo Bay Wildside sea temperature is
15.6°C
2.0° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 6PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (26 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Evening (26 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
4
3
2
1
1
0
0
1
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
15
1.9
SW
15
2
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
10
2.4
SSW
10
2.2
SSW
9
1.8
SSW
9
1.8
SSW
9
1.7
SSW
9
1.3
SW
13
1.5
S
9
1.1
SW
12
1.6
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
760
1619
1695
1836
1737
1610
1383
1864
1858
2641
2218
1028
1028
875
549
537
454
527
332
386
346
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
NW
5
NE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
Wind State
on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:26PM1.91m
3:41AM1.79m
3:55PM1.96m
4:12AM1.79m
4:26PM1.95m
Low Tide
9:13AM0.04m
9:38PM-0.00m
9:42AM-0.00m
10:08PM-0.04m
10:13AM0.00m
10:40PM-0.01m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:11
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6:09
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6:25
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6:27
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6:28
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 mm
1
1
1
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1
1
1
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Temp °C
18
19
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
16
17
16
14
13
Feels °C
19
20
16
15
15
14
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
10
10
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