Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today (01 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 4PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay Wildside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Sat 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SE 10 | SW 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 972 | 972 | 1303 | 1528 | 1342 | 1207 | 968 | 680 | 536 | 1592 | 1572 | 1341 | 1336 | 567 | 416 | 698 | 884 | 981 | 999 | 935 | 651 | 1498 | 1622 | 1342 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:47PM1.58m | 4:51AM1.59m | 5:18PM1.60m | 5:22AM1.57m | 5:51PM1.60m | 5:54AM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:34AM0.20m | 10:48PM0.33m | 11:04AM0.19m | 11:21PM0.33m | 11:34AM0.20m | 11:55PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — |
 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 972 | 972 | 1303 | 1528 | 1342 | 1207 | 968 | 680 | 536 | 277 | 120 | 223 | 993 | 567 | 322 | 672 | 884 | 981 | 999 | 935 | 651 | 1498 | 1622 | 1342 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SW 14 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | ESE 13 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 292 | 381 | 396 | 15 | 25 | 23 | 38 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 203 | 208 | 416 | 698 | 331 | 389 | 263 | 184 | 444 | 292 | 200 | 192 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 21 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 19 | WSW 8 | SW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 11 | S 10 | SW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 7 | 15 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 90 | 216 | 293 | 7 | 120 | 45 | 69 | 86 | 326 | 17 | 82 | 123 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 17 | 15 | 57 | 214 | 565 | 1121 | 1592 | 1572 | 1341 | 1336 | — | — | — | — | 185 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 382 | 77 | 352 | 1222 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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