Buffalo Bay Wildside Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s heading our way at Buffalo Bay Wildside.

The first surfable window opens up Friday afternoon, 24th July, and it’s a big one. We’ve got a solid 9.8ft SSW groundswell rolling in with a 15-second period, generating a massive combined energy of 4395. The water is sitting at 63.3°, which is pretty much right on the money for this time of year – nothing unusual there. The wind is a light SE cross-off at 6 mph, so it’s clean. But honestly, this swell is already too big for the average punter. Over 8ft, this is strictly for the experts.

Saturday morning, 25th July, is where the real magic happens. The swell drops to 7.9ft from the SW, still a long 13-second period, and the wind is dead calm. Glassy perfection. The combined energy is still pumping at 2113. This is the standout window of the whole run. If you’re an experienced surfer and you can get out there for the dawn patrol, don’t miss it. The afternoon holds similar energy at 8.2ft with a light ESE cross-off, still clean and excellent.

Sunday, 26th July, keeps the good times rolling with a 6.9ft SW swell in the morning, glassy with a NNE breeze at 3 mph. The energy is dropping a touch to 1575, but it’s still quality. The afternoon cleans up to 5.9ft, glassy again. This is a beautiful run of clean, solid surf.

Monday, 27th July, gets a bit messy. The morning is a write-off with a 12 mph W cross-on wind and a 7.2ft SW swell, making it choppy and marginal. The afternoon sees a monster 9.8ft SSW swell at a very long 17-second period, with a combined energy of 5516, but again, it’s too big for most, and the SE cross-wind adds a bit of chop.

Tuesday, 28th July, the wind swings E and cross-off at 9 mph, cleaning up an 8.2ft SSW swell with 3213 energy. Excellent for the experienced crew. The afternoon builds to 9.8ft, still clean, but again, that’s big wave territory.

Wednesday, 29th July, we see a gradual drop. The morning is a clean 6.9ft SSW swell with ENE cross-off wind, still good for the experienced. The afternoon drops to 5.6ft, still clean, but the energy is falling off.

Thursday, 30th July, the swell source shifts to a shorter period ESE pulse at 6.2ft, 9 seconds. Combined energy is down to 970. The morning is glassy, the afternoon is clean. It’s a much smaller, weaker day, but still fun for the smaller boards.

Friday, 31st July, sees a little bump back up. The ESE swell holds at 7.2ft in the morning with a glassy calm, and 1349 energy. The afternoon is also glassy at 6.9ft. This is a sneaky good day if the swell direction works at the break.

Saturday, 1st August, we drop right down. A 4.3ft SW swell with a 13-second period, glassy in the morning. Still a nice long-period groundswell, but the energy is low at 989. It’s a gentle, clean day.

Sunday, 2nd August, gets messy again. A 5.6ft SW swell, but with a 6 mph W cross-on wind making it choppy. The afternoon is worse with a 9 mph WSW cross-on. Not worth the paddle.

Monday, 3rd August, is marginal. The morning has a 6.9ft SW swell, but the wind is onshore from the WSW at 6 mph. The afternoon is a cross-shore SE breeze, but the surf is still messy.

Tuesday, 4th August, we get a clean-up. A 5.2ft SW groundswell, glassy in the morning with a NNE breeze. The afternoon is also glassy. Nice, clean, small waves.

Wednesday, 5th August, the morning is a 6.9ft SW swell with onshore wind – marginal. But the afternoon is a big one: a 9.8ft SW swell, glassy, but once again, that’s too big for this break and only for the experts.

From Thursday, 6th August, through to Saturday, 8th August, the swell pumps up to huge proportions. We’re looking at 11.5ft to 13.1ft SSW groundswells with 15-second periods, and combined energy readings over 5000. The wind is consistently cross-off and clean, but these waves are colossal. This is a serious big-wave event, perfect for the experts but absolutely not for the casual surfer. The setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing if you’re not a big-wave charger.

So, the run of consistent, quality surf kicks off on the 24th and runs through to the 31st, with a few messy days in between. The standout is the glassy Saturday morning, 25th July. The second week has a few clean days, but the real action is the massive swell event from the 6th to the 8th of August – that’s a long-range call, so keep

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