Buffalo Bay Wildside Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Buffalo Bay Wildside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buffalo Bay Wildside sea temperature is
15.1°C
2.1° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 8AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (24 Aug)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (24 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the E by Wed afternoon).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
2.1
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SSW
13
1.9
SW
12
1.3
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
3
ESE
7
1.8
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1003
786
760
638
595
652
1142
897
2323
2436
2873
1810
1864
2509
2171
2140
1831
1518
1606
1026
905
1051
860
904
Wind (km/h)
0
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
S
0
NNE
0
NNE
5
N
0
W
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
25
E
35
ESE
35
E
35
E
25
E
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:41AM1.29m
2:11PM1.34m
2:15AM1.43m
2:39PM1.49m
2:44AM1.55m
3:06PM1.63m
Low Tide
8:02AM0.49m
8:15PM0.51m
8:30AM0.35m
8:44PM0.38m
8:56AM0.23m
9:11PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:04
6:05
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
15
15
14
12
12
11
11
11
14
14
14
13
12
13
13
14
18
19
17
15
15
Feels °C
13
11
11
14
14
13
12
12
11
10
11
13
13
13
12
10
11
11
12
14
13
11
9
11
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