
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 7PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay Wildside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the E by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1057 | 2009 | 1784 | 1712 | 1403 | 1162 | 1053 | 946 | 784 | 599 | 580 | 503 | 494 | 427 | 413 | 264 | 746 | 1220 | 1845 | 2433 | 2349 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:19PM1.90m | 3:34AM1.79m | 3:51PM1.96m | 4:06AM1.79m | 4:21PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:08AM0.03m | 9:34PM0.02m | 9:40AM-0.02m | 10:05PM-0.01m | 10:09AM-0.01m | 10:35PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | ESE 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 16 |
1057 | 2009 | 1784 | 1712 | 1403 | 1162 | 1053 | 946 | 784 | 599 | 580 | 176 | 494 | 427 | 413 | 205 | 746 | 1220 | 1845 | 2433 | 2349 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | E 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SSW 10 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — |
455 | 56 | 53 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 89 | 187 | 187 | 503 | 19 | 18 | 87 | 264 | 111 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | E 10 | SSW 15 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — |
56 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 37 | 21 | 21 | 20 | — | — | 17 | 191 | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 203 | 233 | 237 | 214 | — | 192 | 268 | 487 | 800 | 902 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 594 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 415 | 19 | 19 |
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