Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 11PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay Wildside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
167 | 344 | 412 | 650 | 684 | 699 | 679 | 780 | 1111 | 1054 | 930 | 826 | 826 | 675 | 663 | 687 | 563 | 553 | 721 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | off |
High Tide | 4:26PM1.89m | 4:37AM1.76m | 4:54PM1.90m | 5:06AM1.72m | 5:24PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35PM0.06m | 10:40AM0.01m | 11:05PM0.06m | 11:09AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 15 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
167 | 344 | 412 | 650 | 684 | 699 | 679 | 780 | 1111 | 1054 | 930 | 826 | 826 | 675 | 663 | 687 | 563 | 553 | 721 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSE 11 | E 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 8 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
175 | 128 | 96 | 241 | 224 | 264 | 331 | 66 | 41 | 40 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
121 | 123 | 93 | 95 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 18 | 77 | 195 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
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