Buffalo Bay Wildside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 1 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Buffalo Bay Wildside sea temperature is

17.4° C

Buffalo Bay Wildside surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today (29 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 5PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.1m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	13s
Evening (29 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 29					Thursday 30								Friday 31
	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	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	E 10	SW 13	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 7	ESE 8	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	1182	1127	1127	1144	1144	1061	1061	946	932	841	841	841	757	769	710	609	492	542	607	584	1046
Wind (km/h)	E	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	ESE	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	E	E	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide			3:59PM1.64m				4:04AM1.66m				4:28PM1.71m				4:33AM1.68m				4:56PM1.75m
Low Tide	9:48AM0.18m				10:03PM0.26m				10:15AM0.12m				10:32PM0.22m				10:42AM0.08m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	16	15	14	14	13	13	16	18	17	15	14	13	12	12	15	19	19	16	14
Feels °C	12	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	14	15	13	11	10	10	9	9	12	15	15	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 8
kJ	1182	1127	1127	1144	1144	1061	1061	946	932	841	841	841	757	769	481	435	492	444	374	281	660
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	—	—	—	S 11	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	E 9	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	S 19	—	E 10	SW 12
kJ	75	—	—	—	2	210	193	215	281	—	—	—	—	217	690	609	473	7	—	96	244
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 6	—	—	—	—	SW 18	SW 18
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	62	—	—	—	—	12	48
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 7	E 7	ESE 6	E 10	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 9	ESE 7	ESE 8	E 8
kJ	99	348	482	414	301	263	250	390	343	270	484	480	427	170	710	344	112	542	607	584	1046
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4
Distance (km)	3	19	19	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	19	19	0	0	0	0	19	19	0	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	6	5	7	6

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