
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (13 Sep):
- 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), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 11PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 3.0m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1346 | 1700 | 2354 | 1975 | 1243 | 1086 | 1020 | 914 | 867 | 769 | 693 | 734 | 682 | 683 | 606 | 475 | 418 | 400 | 496 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:50PM1.88m | 5:04AM1.68m | 5:18PM1.77m | 5:32AM1.58m | 5:45PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:02PM0.08m | 11:05AM0.12m | 11:29PM0.18m | 11:31AM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 10 |
1303 | 1019 | 1736 | 1493 | 1243 | 1086 | 1020 | 914 | 867 | 769 | 693 | 734 | 682 | 683 | 606 | 475 | 418 | 344 | 355 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | 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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 11 |
— | 2 | 804 | 792 | 632 | 543 | 527 | 392 | 373 | 314 | 303 | 224 | 338 | 245 | 194 | 187 | 202 | 209 | 284 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 17 | 64 | 47 | 51 | 50 | 92 | 202 | 400 | 496 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1346 | 1700 | 2354 | 1975 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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