
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 11PM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay Wildside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2066 | 2021 | 2173 | 3094 | 3232 | 3305 | 3357 | 2873 | 2483 | 2082 | 1954 | 1999 | 2044 | 2204 | 2764 | 2779 | 3116 | 3417 | 3281 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:51PM1.50m | 8:19AM1.23m | 9:00PM1.37m | 9:56AM1.14m | 10:48PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:18AM0.48m | 2:22PM0.53m | 3:41AM0.58m | 3:58PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
2066 | 2021 | 2173 | 3094 | 3232 | 3305 | 3357 | 2873 | 2483 | 2082 | 1954 | 1999 | 2044 | 2204 | 2764 | 2779 | 3116 | 3417 | 3281 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 6 | ESE 6 |
209 | 196 | 157 | 157 | 117 | 117 | 88 | 88 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 80 | 57 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 |
— | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 44 | — | 28 | 28 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — |
15 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | 132 | 84 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 1 |
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