Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today (11 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 2PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay Wildside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 846 | 914 | 846 | 798 | 930 | 882 | 946 | 1015 | 1654 | 24 | 13 | 4550 | 4095 | 2987 | 2416 | 1827 | 2135 | 3524 | 3634 | 3602 | 3495 | 3295 | 3102 | 2562 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:33PM1.35m | 00:52AM1.63m | 1:31PM1.46m | 1:46AM1.72m | 2:22PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:23AM0.37m | 6:27PM0.41m | 7:20AM0.25m | 7:27PM0.32m | 8:12AM0.15m | 8:22PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 846 | 914 | 846 | 798 | 930 | 882 | 946 | 1015 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1827 | 2135 | 3524 | 3634 | 3602 | 3495 | 3295 | 3102 | 2562 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 11 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 41 | 42 | 28 | 27 | 40 | 37 | 36 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | — | — | 25 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 11 | E 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 6 | — | — | — | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 12 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 28 | 69 | — | — | — | 1654 | 2669 | 3412 | 4550 | 4095 | 2987 | 2416 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 11 | 97 | 50 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 426 | 407 | 417 | 416 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 3 |
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