
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay Wildside today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay Wildside at 8PM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay Wildside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
529 | 1005 | 644 | 539 | 502 | 443 | 545 | 655 | 612 | 912 | 1320 | 1695 | 2259 | 1553 | 901 | 842 | 710 | 640 | 573 | 441 | 369 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:59PM1.87m | 5:19AM1.66m | 5:35PM1.74m | 5:57AM1.53m | 6:16PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45AM0.05m | 11:13PM0.07m | 11:20AM0.15m | 11:50PM0.20m | 11:59AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 19 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
529 | 299 | 295 | 249 | 169 | 277 | 231 | 655 | 222 | 341 | 327 | 304 | 1707 | 844 | 901 | 842 | 710 | 640 | 573 | 441 | 369 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | SE 10 | SW 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
142 | 129 | 218 | 335 | 286 | 73 | 146 | 235 | 429 | 447 | — | 180 | 304 | 471 | 171 | 205 | 166 | 158 | 148 | 144 | 116 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | — | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
102 | 149 | 142 | 23 | — | 72 | 34 | 146 | — | — | — | — | 304 | 304 | 208 | 116 | 116 | 94 | 72 | 55 | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — | WSW 4 |
45 | 1005 | 644 | 539 | 502 | 443 | 545 | — | 612 | 912 | 1320 | 1695 | 2259 | 1553 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 382 | 382 | 382 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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