Buffalo Bay Wildside Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at the surf ahead for Buffalo Bay Wildside. We've got a wild ride coming up, with plenty of action for the experienced crew, but you gotta pick your moments.

The pattern kicks off this Friday, July 3rd, and it's a solid start. The water's sitting at about 63°, pretty much spot on for this time of year. Friday morning we've got a 6ft SE swell, with a nice 11-second period pushing a heap of energy through (1126). The wind is light and cross-off from the NNE at 6 mph, keeping things clean. Conditions are excellent for experienced surfers, but with that much power, beginners should sit this one out. Friday afternoon the wind swings onshore, making it a bit of a write-off.

Now, the real standout of the first week is looking like Saturday, July 4th. We wake up to glassy conditions with a light NNW breeze at just 3 mph. The swell jumps a touch to 7ft, coming from the ESE with a longer 12-second period. That’s a lot of energy (1601) and with those clean conditions, it’s going to be firing. This one’s for the experienced crew; it’s a true standout. Saturday afternoon holds clean with a 6ft SE swell and cross-off wind.

Sunday, July 5th, drops off in size, but Sunday afternoon sees a glass-off with a tiny 4ft ESE swell. It’s small but glassy. Then Monday, July 6th, serves up another beauty for the morning – glassy conditions, a 7ft SW groundswell with a 12-second period (1388). That’s a serious amount of power and it’ll be clean. Tuesday afternoon is also worth a look, with glassy conditions and a 6ft SW swell.

Heads up for Wednesday, July 8th. The swell builds to a chunky 8ft from the SW, hitting a massive energy reading of 2636. The wind is cross-on, so it’ll be a bit lumpy, and at that size it’s big for this spot – experts only.

The following week gets even more intense. From Thursday, July 9th through to the end of the forecast, we see a sustained run of big, powerful SW and SSW swells. The morning of July 10th is a beauty – glassy calm with a clean 8ft SSW swell (2419). July 11th morning is also clean with 8ft SSW swell.

But then it gets serious. From July 15th onwards, we're looking at massive 13ft to 15ft SW swells with energy readings over 5000. That’s a huge amount of water moving. The conditions are glassy or clean for most of those days, but the forecast explicitly says the swell is predicted to be too big for this break. This is purely for the experts on the biggest boards, or frankly, it looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. Hold onto your hats.

So, to sum it up: Saturday July 4th morning and Monday July 6th morning are your top-tier standouts for the first week. The second week has size and clean conditions on July 10th and 11th, but from mid-July onward it’s just monstrous and only for the brave.

Take it easy out there.
Rusty.

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