Buffalo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is
16.2°C
1.0° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 7PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (05 Sep)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (05 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
10
1.4
SSW
10
1.4
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
22
1.5
SSW
21
2
SSW
20
2.5
SSW
19
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
467
458
370
380
325
893
1984
3120
4455
5007
5509
4272
3455
2887
2292
1983
1797
1376
1261
961
757
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
ENE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
NE
5
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:53AM1.10m
10:59PM1.21m
12:15PM1.21m
00:43AM1.33m
1:22PM1.41m
Low Tide
4:09PM0.71m
5:49AM0.61m
6:29PM0.60m
7:09AM0.45m
7:36PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:12
6:13
 mm
Temp °C
16
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
17
19
17
16
15
15
15
16
21
24
23
22
23
Feels °C
12
13
12
13
12
12
12
12
13
15
12
12
12
13
13
14
21
24
23
22
23
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