Buffalo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is
14.5°C
2.8° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 1PM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (01 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (01 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
11
2.1
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
3
S
8
4
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
4
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1004
1234
1576
1853
2381
2880
3391
3523
3348
3020
2824
2511
2340
2063
1922
1671
1446
1003
811
1071
2276
2073
2446
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
N
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
25
SSE
45
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:38AM1.64m
5:57PM1.76m
6:13AM1.53m
6:34PM1.62m
6:54AM1.38m
7:20PM1.45m
Low Tide
11:40AM0.14m
00:11AM0.21m
12:14PM0.26m
00:51AM0.35m
12:56PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:46
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
6:09
 mm
5
9
11
11
1
Temp °C
11
11
15
15
14
12
12
12
12
13
16
16
16
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
Feels °C
10
10
14
13
12
11
10
10
10
12
14
13
14
12
13
13
15
15
15
11
8
9
10
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