Buffalo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is
15.7°C
2.0° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 9AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (28 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (28 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the E by Tue afternoon).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
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)
3
4
3
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
10
1.9
SSW
9
1.9
SSW
9
1
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.7
S
9
1.3
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
2.3
SE
10
3
ESE
7
3
ESE
7
2.5
ESE
7
2.4
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
963
592
579
360
535
450
312
540
585
597
697
463
948
680
840
577
623
574
672
682
977
1374
1658
1215
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
30
ESE
35
E
30
E
25
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
25
E
20
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:12AM1.79m
4:26PM1.95m
4:45AM1.75m
4:59PM1.87m
5:19AM1.66m
5:35PM1.74m
Low Tide
10:13AM0.00m
10:40PM-0.01m
10:45AM0.05m
11:13PM0.07m
11:20AM0.15m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
14
14
16
17
16
14
13
13
12
14
18
19
17
15
14
14
13
16
24
27
26
22
24
Feels °C
12
12
13
14
14
12
11
10
10
9
11
14
13
11
10
10
10
10
13
22
25
23
19
21
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