Buffalo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 27 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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 2PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (27 Aug)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (27 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.8
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
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
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.9
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1252
1140
1090
940
649
575
814
699
651
476
467
403
335
282
277
351
330
307
251
209
167
344
466
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
WNW
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
ENE
10
E
5
S
5
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
5
W
5
NW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:12AM1.65m
3:32PM1.75m
3:40AM1.72m
3:59PM1.84m
4:08AM1.76m
4:26PM1.89m
Low Tide
9:21AM0.12m
9:39PM0.16m
9:46AM0.05m
10:07PM0.09m
10:13AM0.01m
10:35PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:06
6:07
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
17
26
27
24
22
20
19
17
16
21
20
16
17
17
19
18
15
17
17
16
16
14
Feels °C
15
16
24
26
23
21
19
18
15
15
20
19
15
16
16
19
18
13
16
14
15
15
10
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