Buffalo Bay Wildside Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Buffalo Bay Wildside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buffalo Bay Wildside sea temperature is
15.6°C
2.0° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 4PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (25 Sep)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (25 Sep)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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)
3
2
1
3
1
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
15
1.9
SW
15
2
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1100
937
795
782
694
636
558
568
448
527
750
1619
1695
1836
1633
1493
1383
1785
2223
1686
1785
1969
856
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
2:42AM1.65m
2:58PM1.82m
3:11AM1.74m
3:26PM1.91m
3:41AM1.79m
3:55PM1.96m
Low Tide
8:46AM0.12m
9:09PM0.08m
9:13AM0.04m
9:38PM-0.00m
9:42AM-0.00m
10:08PM-0.04m
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clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:13
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6:25
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6:25
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6:27
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3
3
1
1
2
6
2
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2
1
1
1
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Temp °C
18
18
19
18
18
17
17
19
19
19
19
17
16
16
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
15
15
Feels °C
18
17
19
19
18
17
18
20
20
21
21
17
15
14
15
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
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