
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 10AM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2472 | 2379 | 2037 | 1810 | 1554 | 1723 | 1700 | 2154 | 1368 | 1297 | 1225 | 1040 | 954 | 889 | 769 | 693 | 632 | 669 | 682 | 617 | 553 | 418 | 504 | 644 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:36AM1.75m | 4:50PM1.88m | 5:04AM1.68m | 5:18PM1.77m | 5:32AM1.58m | 5:45PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:38AM0.04m | 11:02PM0.08m | 11:05AM0.12m | 11:29PM0.18m | 11:31AM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 16 |
2472 | 2379 | 2037 | 1810 | 1554 | 1303 | 1019 | 1433 | 1368 | 1297 | 1225 | 1040 | 954 | 889 | 769 | 693 | 632 | 669 | 682 | 617 | 553 | 418 | 358 | 644 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 804 | 780 | 632 | 543 | 527 | 392 | 373 | 314 | 344 | 224 | 383 | 344 | 281 | 233 | 202 | 217 | 319 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | E 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 70 | 75 | 28 | 50 | 93 | 204 | 504 | 289 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 10 |
1318 | 1223 | 1276 | 1099 | 1205 | 1723 | 1700 | 2154 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 29 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 432 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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