
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 7PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay Wildside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
194 | 299 | 369 | 303 | 303 | 344 | 298 | 268 | 240 | 224 | 191 | 162 | 274 | 221 | 171 | 137 | 441 | 816 | 1061 | 1280 | 1206 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:38PM1.37m | 1:45AM1.40m | 2:05PM1.54m | 2:14AM1.53m | 2:31PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46PM0.50m | 7:53AM0.36m | 8:14PM0.34m | 8:19AM0.23m | 8:41PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 19 |
Feels °C | 27 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 11 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 |
90 | 299 | 369 | 128 | 136 | 212 | 229 | 240 | 240 | 207 | 169 | 140 | 111 | 110 | 110 | 124 | 441 | 816 | 1061 | 1280 | 557 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WSW 11 | ESE 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 7 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | SSW 13 |
194 | 75 | 102 | 303 | 303 | 344 | 298 | 268 | 228 | 224 | 191 | 162 | 134 | 31 | 89 | 85 | 73 | 61 | 47 | — | 1206 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | SSE 10 | S 16 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — |
180 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 55 | 78 | 76 | 44 | 63 | 59 | 52 | 98 | 6 | 19 | 137 | 82 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | — |
— | 96 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 274 | 221 | 171 | 109 | 229 | 445 | 604 | 725 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 210 | 335 | 19 | 3 | 0 |
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