Buffalo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is
15.7°C
1.5° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 1PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (11 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (11 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the E by Sun night).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
3
4
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
4
3
3
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
0.8
SSW
10
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.9
SW
16
2.1
SW
17
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
9
3.5
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1144
961
1006
667
580
503
494
528
413
114
825
1109
1694
2368
2349
2472
2205
2037
2494
2495
2182
2199
1761
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
10
S
10
S
0
NE
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
20
E
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:34AM1.79m
3:51PM1.96m
4:06AM1.79m
4:21PM1.95m
4:36AM1.75m
4:50PM1.88m
Low Tide
9:40AM-0.02m
10:05PM-0.01m
10:09AM-0.01m
10:35PM0.01m
10:38AM0.04m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:16
6:16
 mm
1
1
1
1
6
Temp °C
15
15
18
18
17
16
16
16
15
15
17
19
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
15
15
18
17
16
16
16
17
15
16
18
19
18
19
15
14
14
13
14
13
13
13
14
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