Buffalo Bay Wildside Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the table for Buffalo Bay Wildside over the next couple of weeks. The water's sitting around 63°, pretty much dead average for this time of year, so nothing weird going on there.

We've got a bit of a wait for the good stuff, but it kicks off proper on Friday, July 3rd. That first afternoon is a write-off with cloudy skies and a light onshore wind making for a messy 7ft SE swell. Not worth paddling out for.

The real window opens Saturday, July 4th. This is your best bet of the whole outlook. Saturday morning is absolute glass – clear skies, a whisper of NW wind at 3 mph, and a clean 7ft ESE groundswell, with a long 13-second period. The energy is solid at 1339, meaning proper waves with some grunt. This is a session for experienced surfers, as the size is pushing into that territory, but the conditions will be pristine. Expect some crowds, though, as it's known to get busy here. Saturday afternoon holds clean with an offshore cross-off breeze and a 6ft swell.

Sunday the 5th drops off a cliff. A cross-onshore wind messes up a dropping 4-5ft ESE swell. Not your day.

Monday the 6th brings a shift. The swell swings around to the SW, and Monday morning sees a clean 6ft swell with a nice 12-second period and a light offshore cross-off breeze. Good energy at 1177. Monday afternoon is cleaner but smaller at 4ft. Worth a look.

Tuesday the 7th is a mixed bag. The morning is a bit messy with a cross-on breeze, but Tuesday afternoon saves it with glassy conditions and a solid 6ft SW swell. Another window for the experienced crew.

Wednesday the 8th gets blown out. A moderate breeze from the west makes a 7ft SW swell choppy and ugly. Thursday the 9th, however, is a standout for the second half of the week. Clean, offshore cross-off winds all day with a building 8-8ft SSW swell, long 14-second period, and massive energy readings (2724). This is expert territory.

Friday, July 10th looks epic on paper but gets too big. Clean cross-off winds with a 8-10ft SSW swell. That 10ft with a 17-second period on Friday afternoon is a monster (5223 energy). It's a groundswell of the highest order, and at a beach break, that long period will make it dump and close out. This is strictly for experts only, and even then, it might be too much for Buffalo Bay.

We get a nice run from Saturday the 11th through Monday the 13th. Saturday the 11th is excellent: glassy morning, clean afternoon, with 8-8ft SSW swells. Sunday the 12th has a glassy morning with a smaller 5ft S swell. Monday the 13th morning is glassy with a 3ft S groundswell (14-second period) – a nice smaller day with good shape.

Then it goes flat and nasty. Tuesday the 14th is a write-off with heavy rain and howling cross-onshore winds. That's a full north of 7 days of poor conditions. Wednesday, July 15th brings a glimmer: glassy morning with a 6ft SW swell packing a massive 16-second period and 2910 energy. That's a real groundswell with serious push, and the glass will make it perfect. But Wednesday afternoon, it's back to 10ft and too big.

Thursday, July 16th is all 10ft+ SSW swell, too big for this break. Friday, July 17th cleans up slightly with a 8ft SSW swell and offshore cross-off winds, but it’s still big. The run finishes on Saturday, July 18th with strong cross-onshore winds and dropping swell.

Bottom line: Saturday, July 4th is the absolute standout. Glass, clean, and a solid 7ft groundswell – that's the one to circle. The second best is Thursday, July 9th for the clean, building swell, but it's for experienced surfers. After that, keep an eye on Saturday the 11th and Wednesday the 15th morning for windows of glassy, clean surf, but the swell may be on the bigger side.

-Rusty

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