Buffalo Bay Wildside Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Buffalo Bay Wildside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buffalo Bay Wildside sea temperature is
17.7° C
0.4° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 5AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)5ft (1.5m)15s
Afternoon (21 Jul)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (21 Jul)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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)
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
!
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SE
11
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
2
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.9
SW
11
2.1
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
380
435
773
1447
2121
2503
2459
2241
1942
1558
1363
1240
1112
1129
1111
625
590
471
882
1208
1600
2529
1813
2166
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
SW
10
S
10
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
5
WNW
10
N
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:12AM1.21m
8:44PM1.33m
9:14AM1.10m
9:54PM1.22m
10:58AM1.05m
Low Tide
2:16AM0.53m
2:10PM0.55m
3:12AM0.63m
3:07PM0.67m
4:36AM0.69m
4:43PM0.75m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:40
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
15
17
15
13
13
13
13
13
16
16
15
13
14
13
13
12
16
18
17
15
15
Feels °C
12
11
12
15
16
14
12
12
11
11
10
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
10
14
15
13
12
13
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