
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 10AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay Wildside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | E 8 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 11 | ESE 9 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1053 | 892 | 790 | 584 | 574 | 457 | 574 | 648 | 519 | 542 | 76 | 185 | 80 | 63 | 354 | 50 | 304 | 637 | 1203 | 957 | 1033 | 878 | 1305 | 940 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:55AM1.55m | 6:13PM1.53m | 6:50AM1.42m | 7:13PM1.34m | 8:07AM1.30m | 8:43PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43PM0.20m | 12:00PM0.34m | 00:32AM0.35m | 1:01PM0.50m | 1:36AM0.49m | 2:32PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
1053 | 892 | 790 | 584 | 574 | 457 | 574 | 648 | 519 | 542 | 365 | 365 | 359 | 293 | 354 | 283 | 304 | 637 | 1203 | 957 | 1033 | 878 | 1305 | 940 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | WSW 11 | SSW 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | ESE 12 | SSE 6 |
221 | 253 | 165 | 188 | 194 | 148 | 145 | 113 | 88 | 79 | 72 | 185 | 80 | 63 | 55 | 40 | 176 | 65 | 50 | 32 | 166 | 119 | 44 | 32 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | ESE 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SSW 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 10 | ESE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 11 |
7 | — | — | 145 | 67 | 266 | 48 | 66 | 51 | 81 | 76 | 79 | 75 | 50 | 49 | 50 | 79 | 52 | 21 | 35 | 18 | 60 | 16 | 95 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 11 | 165 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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