
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 2AM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay Wildside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat night, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | ESE 9 | SW 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1694 | 2396 | 2349 | 2472 | 2379 | 2037 | 1810 | 1742 | 1303 | 1972 | 1939 | 1276 | 1205 | 1133 | 954 | 973 | 898 | 769 | 706 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:21PM1.95m | 4:36AM1.75m | 4:50PM1.88m | 5:04AM1.68m | 5:18PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35PM0.01m | 10:38AM0.04m | 11:02PM0.08m | 11:05AM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 |
1694 | 2396 | 2349 | 2472 | 2379 | 2037 | 1320 | 1185 | 1203 | 1406 | 1467 | 1276 | 1205 | 1133 | 954 | 973 | 898 | 769 | 706 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
177 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1810 | 1554 | 1303 | 1019 | 893 | 780 | 623 | 543 | 527 | 437 | 373 | 314 | 344 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 |
131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | ESE 9 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | — | — |
545 | 728 | 1342 | 1364 | 1395 | 1518 | — | 1742 | — | 1972 | 1939 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 25 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 41 | 382 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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