Buffalo Bay Wildside Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Buffalo Bay Wildside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buffalo Bay Wildside sea temperature is
13.9° C
3.3° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 4PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (18 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (18 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
2
2
3
4
!
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4
4
3
2
1
2
2
3
4
!
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4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.4
SW
12
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.5
SW
13
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1438
1645
1777
2283
2636
2381
2272
2145
1978
1801
1693
1665
1565
1500
2452
4163
4440
3912
3489
2783
2309
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
ENE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
6:58PM1.48m
7:10AM1.26m
7:31PM1.31m
7:49AM1.12m
8:20PM1.16m
Low Tide
12:38PM0.38m
1:11AM0.49m
1:08PM0.53m
1:49AM0.63m
1:47PM0.68m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
15
13
13
12
12
12
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
15
16
14
13
13
Feels °C
13
13
14
12
12
11
11
11
15
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
14
14
13
12
12
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