Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 21s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 2AM is: 0.9m 23s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 21s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 19s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | E 9 | SW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 802 | 837 | 500 | 744 | 1051 | 1461 | 1748 | 1712 | 1877 | 1522 | 1735 | 1797 | 1842 | 1712 | 1694 | 2519 | 2238 | 1839 | 1511 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:01PM1.71m | 3:16AM1.75m | 3:41PM1.84m | 3:55AM1.80m | 4:18PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12PM0.15m | 9:30AM0.03m | 9:53PM0.06m | 10:05AM-0.03m | 10:31PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 24 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 802 | 585 | 346 | 379 | 297 | 1461 | 1748 | 1712 | 1877 | 1522 | 1735 | 1076 | 858 | 772 | 1694 | 2519 | 2238 | 547 | 632 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 26 | SSW 24 | SSW 12 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 19 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 65 | 114 | 500 | 744 | 1051 | 291 | 211 | 211 | 172 | 90 | 71 | 1796 | 1842 | 1712 | 886 | 7 | 7 | 1839 | 1511 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 24 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 10 | SSW 22 | SW 16 | S 10 | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 317 | 17 | 31 | 7 | 31 | 50 | 30 | 18 | 17 | 38 | 480 | 886 | 8 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | — | E 9 |
| kJ | 686 | 837 | 338 | 727 | 604 | 533 | 549 | 898 | 1210 | 1449 | 1376 | 1797 | 1561 | 1204 | 692 | 616 | 547 | — | 919 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 382 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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