
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 1PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
440 | 527 | 583 | 827 | 1011 | 1441 | 2000 | 1402 | 1162 | 736 | 614 | 550 | 561 | 654 | 422 | 405 | 397 | 377 | 339 | 296 | 206 | 177 | 141 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off |
High Tide | 5:19AM1.66m | 5:35PM1.74m | 5:57AM1.53m | 6:16PM1.57m | 6:43AM1.37m | 7:08PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:20AM0.15m | 11:50PM0.20m | 11:59AM0.30m | 00:33AM0.36m | 12:47PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 13 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | ESE 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
231 | 527 | 424 | 401 | 327 | 304 | 1023 | 918 | 809 | 736 | 614 | 550 | 561 | 490 | 422 | 405 | 397 | 377 | 339 | 296 | 206 | 177 | 141 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SE 11 | SW 14 | — | SW 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | 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 5 | SW 7 |
51 | 235 | 90 | 447 | — | 304 | 425 | 261 | 171 | 205 | 166 | 158 | 148 | 144 | 116 | 112 | 140 | 108 | 103 | 99 | 59 | 23 | 62 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | WSW 8 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
146 | 146 | — | — | — | — | 304 | 299 | 208 | 142 | 116 | 94 | 72 | 55 | 37 | 26 | 16 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 60 | 64 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | — | E 10 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 5 | — | — |
440 | — | 583 | 827 | 1011 | 1441 | 2000 | 1402 | 1162 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 654 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 59 | 31 | 30 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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