Buffalo Bay Wildside Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the table for Buffalo Bay Wildside out of the gate. Things start off a bit slow, but there’s a window of really good surf if you time it right.

Right now, the water temp sits at 60.3°F, which is 2.7°F colder than usual for this time of year – that’s a noticeable chill, so you’ll want the steamer.

We kick things off on Friday, August 28th. It’s not pumping, but there’s something to work with. The morning brings 4.3ft of S swell, with a long 11-second period, but the combined energy is just moderate (718). The wind is light offshore though, so it’ll be clean. The afternoon is the pick of the day – swell drops a whisker to 3.9ft from the S, but the wind goes glassy. It’s not big, but with conditions that clean, you’ll get some fun little runners. Keep your expectations in check – this break is inconsistent, so it’s not a guarantee.

Saturday the 29th is a write-off in the morning with a 9 mph cross-onshore messing up the 3.3ft swell. The afternoon glass-off returns with a tiny 2.6ft SSE swell. It’s rideable for the longboard but hardly a standout.

Sunday the 30th gets interesting. The morning is a bit meh with light rain and a 5.9ft SW swell, but the afternoon – hold onto your board. The wind goes completely glassy, the swell jumps to 6.9ft from the SW, with a 12-second period and strong energy (1252). That’s excellent quality for experienced surfers. The swell is getting up there in size, so beginners should sit this one out. The long period means it’ll have some grunt, but at a beach break it might be a little straight – still, with glass, it’s the best session of the early window.

Monday the 31st is a step back – 5.2ft SW swell both sessions, but with onshore wind and marginal conditions. Not worth rushing out.

Tuesday, September 1st has some size – 6.9ft in the morning and 7.5ft by afternoon, both SW. The morning has light cross-onshore bumps, the afternoon gets a 12 mph onshore breeze and a 13-second period, giving it plenty of energy (1774). It’s not clean enough to be a standout.

We get a massive swell pulse on Wednesday, September 2nd. 14.8ft from the SSW in the morning, 17-second period – that’s serious groundswell with extreme energy (10610). But it’s way too big for this break. Same for the afternoon: 13.1ft from the SW. This is strictly for experts, and even then, it might be just pure chaos.

Thursday, September 3rd sees the swell drop to 6.9-8.2ft from the SW, with clean cross-offshore wind from the ENE/ESE. The combined energy is still strong (2573 in the morning). This is solid, powerful surf, but it’s right on the edge of being too big for most. The 22 mph wind in the afternoon will add some bump despite being cross-off.

The first week of September is a bit of a miss. Friday the 4th is blown out by 28 mph cross-offshore wind and 13.1-14.8ft of short-period fetch swell – this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. Saturday the 5th brings a 19.7ft ESE swell – that's pure danger for this spot, and the wind is clean but the size is only for the absolute madmen.

Sunday, September 6th has the glassy morning back with 9.8ft of ESE swell, but again, that’s too big for a comfortable session for most folks. It’s a clear ‘too big’ call.

We finally get a window of manageable waves again starting Monday, September 7th. The morning is marginal with 4.3ft from the E, but the afternoon is clean with cross-offshore wind and 3.6ft from the E. It’s small but clean.

Tuesday, September 8th drops to 3.0ft SW swell with onshore wind – not worth it.

Wednesday, September 9th morning has tiny 2.6ft SW swell, but the afternoon brings 5.2ft from the SSW with only a 7-second period. The period is short, so the waves will be crumbly. Clean wind though.

The rest of the run into the second week is marginal at best. Thursday the 10th has messy cross-onshore chop, and Friday the 11th has some 6.6ft ESE swell with a short 9-second period and cross-sh

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