Buffalo Bay Wildside Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Buffalo Bay Wildside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buffalo Bay Wildside sea temperature is
14.8°C
2.7° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 1PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (23 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (23 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1.1
E
8
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
1.6
SE
8
1.4
SSE
7
0.9
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
293
277
240
224
173
162
159
110
284
168
441
715
1061
1318
1224
1117
1083
937
850
782
694
636
636
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
0
SSE
5
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
2:05PM1.54m
2:14AM1.53m
2:31PM1.69m
2:42AM1.65m
2:58PM1.82m
Low Tide
7:53AM0.36m
8:14PM0.34m
8:19AM0.23m
8:41PM0.20m
8:46AM0.12m
9:09PM0.08m
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part cloud
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6:16
6:15
6:13
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6:23
6:24
6:25
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
20
19
19
17
18
17
17
18
22
22
20
18
19
18
18
19
20
20
19
19
20
Feels °C
21
19
20
19
20
19
19
17
17
18
21
21
19
18
20
20
18
19
20
20
20
21
21
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