Buffalo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is
15.7°C
1.5° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 10AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SSE
11
0.9
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.3
SW
10
1.8
SW
9
1.7
SW
9
1.8
SW
10
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
699
573
411
403
344
338
282
277
358
330
307
251
205
167
344
536
330
586
481
602
1249
1169
997
980
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
WNW
5
W
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
S
0
ENE
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
off
off
off
off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:40AM1.72m
3:59PM1.84m
4:08AM1.76m
4:26PM1.89m
4:37AM1.76m
4:54PM1.90m
Low Tide
9:46AM0.05m
10:07PM0.09m
10:13AM0.01m
10:35PM0.06m
10:40AM0.01m
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
15
20
21
16
16
16
19
17
15
17
17
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
16
16
13
19
20
16
16
16
19
16
14
16
15
16
15
14
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
11
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