Buffalo Bay Surf Break
Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Buffalo Bay

Issued: 1 am 04 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is
19.1° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (04 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 8AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jun)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (04 Jun)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (04 Jun)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
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)
0
0
0
0
3
2
4
5
3
3
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SE
10
4
SE
10
4
SE
10
4
SE
10
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
1.9
SE
12
1.9
SE
12
1.7
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3090
3560
3472
3031
2794
2630
2679
2827
2778
2640
2599
2689
2605
2281
1955
1595
1466
1007
929
766
628
536
495
495
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
SW
5
SW
5
N
5
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
5:33AM1.48m
6:05PM1.45m
6:08AM1.42m
6:46PM1.42m
6:49AM1.35m
7:33PM1.39m
Low Tide
11:29PM0.42m
11:48AM0.32m
00:07AM0.48m
12:25PM0.36m
00:51AM0.53m
1:07PM0.41m
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:24
5:24
 mm
10
8
6
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
13
12
12
11
11
15
17
15
14
13
Feels °C
9
9
10
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
10
10
9
9
14
15
14
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
4
SE
10
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
1.9
SE
12
1.9
SE
12
1.7
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
Energy kJ
531
367
361
3031
2794
2630
2679
2827
2778
2640
2599
2689
2605
2281
1955
1595
1466
1007
929
766
628
536
495
495
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
Energy kJ
268
309
259
209
205
176
172
176
211
172
172
119
273
251
327
314
262
235
199
157
154
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
Energy kJ
40
67
40
60
36
62
75
133
193
112
85
393
371
295
286
282
223
212
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SE
10
4
SE
10
4
SE
10
1.6
SSW
9
1.4
SW
8
Energy kJ
3090
3560
3472
372
261
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
3
3
3
4
5
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
19
524
472
472
472
356
0
0
37
37
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
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Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
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