Buffalo Bay Wildside Surf Break

Buffalo Bay Wildside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 7 pm 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Buffalo Bay Wildside sea temperature is
17.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (26 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 10PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)--
Afternoon (26 Jun)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (26 Jun)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3480
3170
2808
2274
1960
1621
1621
1598
1570
1524
1474
1452
1326
1210
1352
1878
3286
4152
11070
10343
11508
10304
7583
6682
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
NNE
5
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:57AM1.43m
2:30PM1.37m
2:37AM1.49m
3:07PM1.44m
3:13AM1.54m
Low Tide
7:46PM0.54m
8:21AM0.40m
8:29PM0.48m
8:57AM0.33m
9:07PM0.41m
9:31AM0.28m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:28
5:28
 mm
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
19
20
22
22
20
19
20
17
16
16
16
16
17
22
22
21
15
13
12
12
12
12
13
Feels °C
18
19
20
19
19
17
18
20
18
17
17
16
15
15
19
19
18
10
8
7
6
6
6
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
2
SSW
17
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
Energy kJ
3480
3170
2808
2274
1960
1621
1621
1598
1570
1524
1474
1452
1326
1210
1352
1878
2269
2377
10343
7583
6682
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
SW
20
0.5
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
19
1.6
SSW
18
Energy kJ
84
37
35
59
55
44
44
31
28
30
20
17
17
186
218
578
1539
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
SE
8
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
24
0.2
SSW
22
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
Energy kJ
37
25
42
11
11
46
45
44
10
9
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
4
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
16
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
Energy kJ
6
8
3286
4152
11070
11508
10304
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
9
8
7
Distance (km)
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
37
350
1
492
100
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
9
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
9
8
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
6
6
8
7
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