Buffalo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is
15.6°C
1.6° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 3PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (03 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (03 Sep)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
4
4
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SE
9
3
SE
9
2.4
SE
9
2.1
SSW
9
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
7
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1446
1003
811
667
1957
2234
2342
2194
2060
1721
870
705
868
824
734
531
428
344
408
408
320
329
331
Wind (km/h)
0
NE
5
WNW
10
W
10
SE
40
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
Wind State
glassy
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:54AM1.38m
7:20PM1.45m
7:52AM1.21m
8:36PM1.27m
9:53AM1.10m
10:59PM1.21m
Low Tide
12:56PM0.42m
1:45AM0.51m
1:58PM0.59m
3:22AM0.65m
4:09PM0.71m
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:12
 mm
1
4
10
10
6
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
16
15
14
13
12
12
12
16
17
17
15
16
Feels °C
14
15
15
14
8
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
9
9
9
8
9
9
12
13
13
12
13
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