Buffalo Bay Surf Break

Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 7 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is
17.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (02 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 11PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)--
Afternoon (02 Jul)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (02 Jul)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
9
3
SW
9
3
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
2.2
SW
9
2
SW
9
1.7
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
2
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
2.2
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.2
ESE
13
2.2
SE
13
2
ESE
13
1.9
ESE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.7
ESE
12
1.7
ESE
12
1.7
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.4
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1464
1542
1478
1179
818
640
659
850
986
1147
1278
1522
1572
1572
1480
1276
1056
933
795
782
769
647
636
558
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
15
W
10
NW
10
N
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NW
10
SW
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
SSE
5
E
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:18PM1.60m
5:22AM1.57m
5:51PM1.60m
5:54AM1.53m
6:24PM1.59m
6:29AM1.47m
Low Tide
11:21PM0.33m
11:34AM0.20m
11:55PM0.35m
12:05PM0.23m
00:32AM0.38m
12:39PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
16
14
13
14
14
14
16
18
16
14
14
14
13
14
17
19
17
16
15
15
15
14
19
21
Feels °C
10
10
10
10
11
11
13
16
13
12
11
11
9
11
14
17
14
13
12
11
11
10
16
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
12
0.3
ESE
10
3
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
2.2
SW
9
2
SW
9
1.7
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
2
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
2.2
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.2
ESE
13
2.2
SE
13
2
ESE
13
1.9
ESE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.7
ESE
12
1.7
ESE
12
1.7
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.4
SE
12
Energy kJ
120
18
1478
1179
818
640
659
850
986
1147
1278
1522
1572
1572
1480
1276
1056
933
795
782
769
647
636
558
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.6
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.6
SW
9
1.4
SW
9
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.9
WSW
9
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1
SW
9
1
SW
9
1
SW
9
0.7
SW
8
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
Energy kJ
16
9
10
103
344
558
430
332
273
309
202
138
250
245
177
170
166
155
69
107
115
145
145
138
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
21
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
8
0.1
S
19
0.9
SW
11
0.4
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.9
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
SW
11
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
Energy kJ
9
7
6
7
217
46
82
117
82
130
150
82
123
120
130
173
173
183
174
176
174
238
221
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
9
3
SW
9
Energy kJ
1464
1542
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
77
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
6
4
4
4
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
9
9
9
6
4
9
5
6
5
7
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
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