Buffalo Bay Wildside Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s shaping up at Buffalo Bay Wildside. This spot can be a bit finicky, but when it comes together, it’s a beauty. The water’s about 62°, which is right where it should be for this time of year.

We’ve got a slow start. Wednesday the 15th is a dud – small, junky wind, a weak 3ft E swell with barely any energy. Thursday morning the 16th is where the fire lights. The swell jumps to 8ft, but the real deal is the glassy conditions and a 14-second groundswell from the SW. This is proper, powerful stuff. It’s a solid size, so this is for the experienced crew only. The glass holds through Thursday afternoon and Friday morning, with the swell steady around 8ft to 8ft. That Friday morning session is a standout – clean, glassy, and solid.

Friday afternoon stays clean with a cross-off wind, but the swell eases a touch. Saturday and Sunday the 18th and 19th drop right off again, with small, messy cross-on wind. Not worth paddling out.

Now, Monday the 20th morning is a sneaky good one. The wind goes dead calm, glassy as a mirror, and we get a clean 6ft SW swell. Not massive, but with zero wind, it’ll be a joy. That’s the pick of the first week for the average surfer.

After that, things get wild. Tuesday the 21st through to Friday the 24th sees a monster swell pulse. We’re talking 13ft to 16ft SW groundswells with periods up to 15 seconds. The energy numbers are insane – over 10,000 on the 21st afternoon. This is huge, dangerous, and way too big for this break. Unless you’re a pro on a gun, give it a wide berth. It’s cleaner on the 22nd afternoon when it drops back to 7ft.

The final week settles down. Saturday the 25th morning is a good one: 6ft SW, glassy, and clean. Sunday the 26th morning is similar with 8ft and glass. Then Monday the 27th is a gem – 5ft SW with a 14-second period, glassy, and perfect conditions. The 27th afternoon is even longer period at 16 seconds, but smaller at 4ft. That super long period will make it break a bit straight, but it’ll be clean, with long lulls between sets.

The end of the month sees another swell pulse on the 28th, with 10ft on Tuesday morning – too big again. The 29th and 30th have clean, manageable 7ft to 7ft swell, but the wind gets up to 15-18 mph on the 30th, so it’s a bit of a battle.

Best Bets: For the best all-round conditions, hit Thursday morning the 16th (8ft SW, 14s, glassy) for the experts. For the rest of us, Monday the 20th morning (6ft SW, glassy) or Monday the 27th morning (5ft SW, 14s, glassy) are the standouts. The 27th is the pick of the whole run – clean, long period, and just a beautiful morning in the water.

Rusty.

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