Buffalo Bay Wildside Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Buffalo Bay Wildside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buffalo Bay Wildside sea temperature is
14.7°C
2.5° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 11PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)--
Afternoon (24 Aug)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (24 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the E by Wed afternoon).

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
11
2.1
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SSW
13
1.5
S
16
1.6
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
652
1142
897
2323
2436
2873
3241
1892
2509
2171
2140
2020
1527
1677
1189
1365
2523
1376
1151
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
0
WNW
5
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
W
5
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
20
E
25
E
35
ESE
35
E
30
E
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:11PM1.34m
2:15AM1.43m
2:39PM1.49m
2:44AM1.55m
3:06PM1.63m
Low Tide
8:15PM0.51m
8:30AM0.35m
8:44PM0.38m
8:56AM0.23m
9:11PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:04
6:05
 mm
Temp °C
14
12
12
11
11
12
13
15
15
13
13
13
13
13
18
19
18
15
15
Feels °C
13
12
12
11
10
12
12
14
14
12
12
12
11
10
14
14
12
10
12
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