Buffalo Bay Wildside Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Buffalo Bay Wildside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buffalo Bay Wildside sea temperature is
16.9° C
0.1° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 12AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (07 Aug)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (07 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
!
!
5
1
1
1
1
2
!
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2483
2201
2065
2113
2166
2309
2717
2779
3116
3417
3281
3009
2756
2436
2020
2158
1831
3285
3964
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
15
W
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
NW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
High Tide
9:00PM1.37m
9:56AM1.14m
10:48PM1.31m
12:01PM1.18m
Low Tide
2:22PM0.53m
3:41AM0.58m
3:58PM0.63m
5:38AM0.57m
6:03PM0.60m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
2
1
2
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
15
19
18
16
16
15
14
13
14
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
11
12
11
12
12
11
12
15
15
14
14
13
11
11
11
12
13
12
9
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