Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today (11 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 6AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 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 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | E 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
930 | 846 | 914 | 846 | 1004 | 930 | 882 | 946 | 1080 | 1464 | 2463 | 13 | 3879 | 3390 | 2676 | 2064 | 1701 | 1717 | 2894 | 3228 | 3328 | 3178 | 2935 | 2840 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:52PM1.53m | 12:33PM1.35m | 00:52AM1.63m | 1:31PM1.46m | 1:46AM1.72m | 2:22PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:23AM0.37m | 6:27PM0.41m | 7:20AM0.25m | 7:27PM0.32m | 8:12AM0.15m | 8:22PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
930 | 846 | 914 | 846 | 1004 | 930 | 882 | 946 | 1080 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 1701 | 1717 | 2894 | 3228 | 3328 | 3178 | 2935 | 2840 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
41 | 41 | 42 | 28 | 27 | 40 | 37 | 36 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 5 |
— | — | — | 6 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 1464 | 2463 | 2930 | 3879 | 3390 | 2676 | 2064 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 51 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 488 | 488 | 76 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 3 |
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