Buffalo Bay Wildside Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Buffalo Bay Wildside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buffalo Bay Wildside sea temperature is
14.4°C
2.8° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 12PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
11
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.4
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
134
198
355
246
239
282
286
424
519
1057
2157
1784
1712
1403
1247
1144
1037
1185
1284
520
503
494
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
10
SSW
5
SSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
SW
10
SSE
15
ESE
10
ENE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
2:23AM1.63m
2:45PM1.78m
3:00AM1.73m
3:19PM1.90m
3:34AM1.79m
3:51PM1.96m
Low Tide
8:34AM0.13m
9:00PM0.11m
9:08AM0.03m
9:34PM0.02m
9:40AM-0.02m
10:05PM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
22
24
28
28
22
18
17
17
17
17
19
18
17
16
16
15
15
15
17
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
21
24
27
27
23
18
16
17
17
17
19
18
18
16
16
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
16
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