Buffalo Bay Wildside Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, and I’m looking at the next couple of weeks for Buffalo Bay Wildside. It’s a bit of a mixed bag, so let’s get into it.

Right off the bat, we’re looking at a pretty solid run of southwest groundswell, but the early part of the week is a bit of a write-off for clean surfing. The first thing on the menu is Wednesday morning, July 22nd, with a 7ft SW swell at 12 seconds, but the wind’s up from the WSW at 9 mph, putting a cross-on chop on the face. It’s gonna be a messy one. The water temps are sitting about average for the time of year, nothing wild there.

The standout window looks like the end of the week, specifically Friday the 24th and Saturday the 25th. Friday morning is where it’s at. We’ve got a solid 12ft swell from the SSW, but here’s the thing – it’s a very long-period groundswell at 16 seconds. That’s a lot of energy – the combined energy is up at 6184 – and it’s going to be too big for most people. This is a spot that can handle it, but with that size, it’s strictly for the experienced crew. The wind is light and offshore from the ENE at just 3 mph, so the conditions will be clean. That’s the big one for the big boys.

Saturday the 25th morning is still a good shout for the strong intermediate and above. The swell drops to a still sizable 8ft from the SSW, period drops to 13 seconds, and the wind stays light offshore from the ESE at 6 mph. It’s clean, powerful, and the energy is still strong at 2028. This is your best bet for a quality session without the absolute max size.

After that, the swell slowly fades and the winds get a bit more tricky with some cross-on and onshore days. Sunday the 26th morning is clean with a 6ft SW swell and light north wind, but the energy is dropping to 1031. You’ll get some fun ones, but it’s not the standout.

There’s a big gap from the 28th to the 30th where the swell jumps back up over 8ft, often with onshore winds, making it a messy, expert-only zone. Then we get into the first week of August. The first few days of August are smaller, but the winds are clean. The morning of August 2nd is glassy with a 4ft SW swell – not much size, but it could be a fun, uncrowded session if you’re on a longboard or a fish.

Then, a final pulse shows up for August 6th. Thursday morning the 6th of August is glassy, with a 10ft SW groundswell at 14 seconds, and the energy is a massive 3389. Again, that’s too big for this break for most, but if you’re an expert and you’ve got the gear, that’s a session to keep an eye on.

Overall, the best bet for the average surfer is the Saturday the 25th morning. The real standout for the big-wave hellmen is Friday the 24th morning. The rest of the run is a mix of fading swell and onshore winds, or just too big and wild.

Rusty.

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