Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today (06 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 1PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 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 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tue 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
944 | 945 | 731 | 575 | 585 | 522 | 635 | 612 | 612 | 614 | 579 | 460 | 834 | 579 | 1077 | 1220 | 1244 | 1304 | 2605 | 1266 | 1172 | 1643 | 1417 | 1299 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:49AM1.35m | 7:33PM1.39m | 7:40AM1.28m | 8:29PM1.38m | 8:46AM1.22m | 9:35PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:07PM0.41m | 1:44AM0.57m | 1:57PM0.47m | 2:50AM0.58m | 2:58PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | ESE 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
944 | 945 | 731 | 575 | 585 | 522 | 635 | 612 | 612 | 563 | 579 | 415 | 834 | 431 | 1077 | 1220 | 1244 | 1304 | 281 | 1266 | 1172 | 1643 | 1417 | 1299 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | WSW 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
464 | 400 | 332 | 276 | 264 | 225 | 150 | 111 | 386 | 614 | 477 | 460 | 439 | 579 | 373 | 356 | 350 | 297 | 286 | 362 | 184 | 144 | 133 | 133 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 14 | S 8 | SW 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | E 10 |
289 | 371 | 290 | 286 | 282 | 223 | 212 | 216 | 84 | 46 | 31 | 224 | 10 | 152 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 229 | — | — | — | 133 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2605 | 455 | 243 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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