Buffalo Bay Wildside Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Buffalo Bay Wildside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buffalo Bay Wildside sea temperature is
16.8° C
0.5° 

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 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 5AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave 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

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2667
2632
3685
3562
3125
3024
3450
3764
3708
3451
3256
3123
2938
2601
2493
2221
2094
1917
1899
1854
1824
1728
1569
1390
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
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
Low Tide
4:23AM0.51m
4:29PM0.55m
5:49AM0.47m
6:00PM0.52m
7:05AM0.37m
7:18PM0.42m
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7:33
7:33
7:33
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5:32
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
14
15
14
13
13
12
12
13
15
16
15
15
15
Feels °C
12
11
11
12
12
12
13
12
11
10
10
12
13
13
12
12
10
10
11
14
13
12
12
13
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