Buffalo Bay Wildside Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the table for Buffalo Bay Wildside.

This spot is an inconsistent break, so we need to pick our moments. The water is around 63°, which is pretty much normal for this time of year. The first week kicks off with a proper run of clean, solid waves. Sunday the 2nd morning is a beauty – glassy conditions with a 6ft ESE swell, period around 9 seconds, and moderate wave energy (802). It's not huge, but it's clean and lined up. Monday the 3rd is the real standout of this first stretch: glassy again in the morning, a punchy 6ft ESE swell with a longer 11-second period, and the energy jumps to strong (1331). This is excellent for experienced surfers. The wind stays clean through Monday afternoon too.

Tuesday the 4th holds a 4ft SW swell with a nice 12-second period, but the wind shifts cross-off; still fun, clean waves. Wednesday the 5th is a bit of a weird one. Morning has a small 3ft SW groundswell (14-second period), but it's onshore. The afternoon, however, sees a jump to a 6ft SW swell with a very long 16-second period and a massive energy reading of 1917, but the wind is still onshore. That raw energy is there, but it won't be clean.

Now, from Thursday the 6th onwards, things get heavy. The swell just keeps building, and by Friday the 7th morning we’re looking at a 10ft SW swell with 14-second period, massive energy (3417), and clean offshore wind. That is proper, powerful groundswell – only for experts. The problem is this break just can't handle that size. It's going to be a washing machine. By Saturday the 8th, it's a full-on stormy mess with a 16ft swell and gale-force winds; don't even bother. The surf stays too big and too messy right through until Monday the 10th.

After that big swell blows through, things settle down. Tuesday the 11th has a 7ft SSW swell with clean cross-off winds. The real return to quality is Wednesday the 12th morning: glassy again, a clean 4ft SSW swell with a long 14-second period, and moderate energy (1080). Excellent conditions for the crew who know what they're doing. Thursday the 13th follows that up with another glassy morning, 5ft SW swell. That's a solid, clean window midweek.

Looking further out, Monday the 17th is the pick of the second week. The morning is glassy with a 6ft SW swell (13-second period) and decent energy (1344). The afternoon holds a 7ft SW swell with clean cross-off winds. That's a great day for experienced surfers to finish the run.

So, the big standout is Monday the 3rd – clean, solid ESE groundswell with glassy conditions. For the second week, circle Monday the 17th for another clean, powerful session. The rest is either too big, too windy, or too inconsistent to get too excited about, but the window is there if you're patient.

Rusty.

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