Buffalo Bay Wildside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 7 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Buffalo Bay Wildside sea temperature is

17.4° C

Buffalo Bay Wildside surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 2PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	12s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	11s
Evening (23 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).
	Thursday 23							Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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)	4	4	2	0	0	0	!	5	!	!	!	!	!	!	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	561	1074	1325	1776	2447	2174	2233	3099	7971	7763	6656	4584	4347	3430	3009	2633	2050	1736	1838	2036	1975	1789	1652
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	W	WSW	W	SW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	NE	SE	ESE	NE	N	NNW	NNW	NNE	ESE	SE	E	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide			10:58AM1.05m					11:34PM1.19m				12:41PM1.10m				00:56AM1.24m				1:43PM1.21m
Low Tide	4:36AM0.69m				4:43PM0.75m					6:22AM0.67m				6:36PM0.72m				7:32AM0.58m				7:43PM0.63m


	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	2	6	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	18	15	13	14	14	13	13	13	15	17	15	14	14	13	13	13	16	18	16	15	15
Feels °C	11	11	15	8	9	9	11	11	11	11	14	15	13	13	13	12	12	12	14	15	14	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12
kJ	561	1074	1325	125	94	94	2233	2299	7971	7763	6656	4584	4347	3430	3009	2633	2050	1736	1838	2036	1975	1789	1652
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	—	S 22	S 20	SSW 18	SSW 17	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	SSE 7	ESE 11	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	503	127	127	—	9	198	900	3099	54	53	51	111	48	59	62	69	54	43	110	115	120	80	79
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	SW 12	—	—	SSW 22	E 8	ESE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	—	SE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 10	SE 10	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	129	37	—	—	45	1	93	68	54	—	63	49	48	47	57	29	43	47	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 4	ESE 4
kJ	—	—	—	1776	2447	2174	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	208	16	15
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	5	6	9	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	1	77	1	80	1	1	1	1	3	19	19	3	0	0	0	0	0	19	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	5	6	9	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	9	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	7	4	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	9	8	6	9	5	6	5	5	7	6	5

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