Buffalo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is
17.6° C
0.4° 

Buffalo Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 1AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (20 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (20 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s

Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
9
2.5
SW
9
2.5
SW
9
2.4
SW
9
2.2
SW
10
2.1
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.2
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
11
0.9
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
440
1083
1212
945
858
990
792
716
371
365
353
347
353
1001
1504
2121
2403
2394
2241
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
W
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
5
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:15PM1.61m
7:27AM1.34m
7:56PM1.47m
8:12AM1.21m
8:44PM1.33m
Low Tide
1:32AM0.42m
1:29PM0.40m
2:16AM0.53m
2:10PM0.55m
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
14
13
13
16
17
16
14
13
13
13
13
16
16
15
13
12
Feels °C
12
11
12
12
11
12
15
15
15
13
11
11
12
12
15
15
14
12
11
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