Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 1 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is

17.4° C

Buffalo Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (30 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 10AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s
Afternoon (30 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	13s
Evening (30 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 30								Friday 31								Saturday 1
	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)	2	2	2	3	1	0	0	1	2	2	2	1	0	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	E 9	SW 13	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	1127	1061	946	932	841	841	757	757	690	690	670	473	520	693	584	997	980	1256	890	865	796	796	775	708
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	ESE	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	ESE	E	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	on	on	cross-on	cross
High Tide		4:04AM1.66m				4:28PM1.71m				4:33AM1.68m				4:56PM1.75m					5:01AM1.68m				5:24PM1.77m
Low Tide				10:15AM0.12m				10:32PM0.22m				10:42AM0.08m					11:02PM0.19m				11:09AM0.08m


	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	13	17	19	16	15	14	14	13	12	15	19	19	16	14	13	13	13	19	21	21	19	18
Feels °C	11	10	10	15	15	12	12	10	12	10	9	12	15	15	12	11	10	10	10	17	19	19	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	1127	1061	946	932	841	841	757	757	690	418	418	466	392	374	584	660	666	761	890	865	796	796	775	708
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	ESE 6	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	S 19	—	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 14	SW 13
kJ	238	199	270	270	—	—	—	—	165	690	609	473	7	—	281	244	203	197	155	125	125	125	336	246
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	ESE 6	—	—	—	—	E 9	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	—	S 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	171	50	—	—	—	—	139	48	44	41	89	84	75	103	—	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 7	E 9	—	ESE 9	ESE 6	E 7	E 7	—	E 9	E 9	—	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	E 8	E 8	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	254	390	—	276	249	553	420	—	627	670	—	520	693	—	997	980	1256	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3
Distance (km)	1	1	1	1	19	19	19	19	1	1	1	1	19	19	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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