Buffalo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is
16.9° C
0.3° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 5PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (13 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (13 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
10
1.1
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
1.3
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.7
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
279
232
218
214
226
328
226
268
268
351
344
283
243
235
207
212
180
312
701
1084
1761
3580
3341
3171
Wind (km/h)
0
WSW
5
S
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
N
5
W
10
SW
5
SSW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
Wind State
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:08PM1.65m
3:23AM1.77m
3:53PM1.76m
4:08AM1.79m
4:37PM1.83m
4:50AM1.77m
Low Tide
8:57AM0.13m
9:15PM0.19m
9:43AM0.05m
10:03PM0.12m
10:24AM0.00m
10:48PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:36
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
17
16
16
15
15
15
18
18
16
14
14
14
14
14
17
18
16
15
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
17
18
16
15
15
13
13
13
17
16
15
13
13
13
13
12
16
16
15
14
14
14
13
12
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