Buffalo Bay Wildside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 7 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Buffalo Bay Wildside sea temperature is

17.2° C

Buffalo Bay Wildside surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today (01 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 4PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Aug)	8ft (2.5m)	9s
Afternoon (01 Aug)	6.5ft (2.0m)	9s
Evening (01 Aug)	7.5ft (2.3m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 1							Sunday 2								Monday 3
	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	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	800	839	822	637	617	725	772	589	603	518	466	455	455	1121	1072	984	828	731	718	643	622	541	546
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	ENE	E	ESE	NNE	N	N	NNE	NNE	N	SSE	E	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	SE	SSE	E	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	off
High Tide		5:01AM1.68m				5:24PM1.77m				5:31AM1.64m				5:54PM1.75m				6:03AM1.58m				6:27PM1.70m
Low Tide				11:09AM0.08m				11:32PM0.20m				11:37AM0.11m				00:05AM0.23m				12:08PM0.18m


	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	19	22	21	19	18	17	17	16	22	23	21	19	19	19	18	18	23	23	22	20	20
Feels °C	10	10	17	20	19	16	15	14	14	13	20	21	19	17	16	16	15	15	21	20	19	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	589	589	623	637	617	603	589	589	603	518	466	455	455	1121	1072	984	828	731	718	643	622	541	531
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	193	155	150	153	153	387	290	277	277	335	340	386	424	363	287	236	330	609	600	591	488	473	546
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	—	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	ESE 15	ESE 14	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 14	—	—	S 13	S 13	—
kJ	66	89	83	75	103	—	18	17	17	7	15	42	145	138	193	264	242	232	—	—	3	3	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	ESE 9	—	—	E 9	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	800	839	822	—	—	725	772	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	9	8	8	8	7	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5

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