Buffalo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is
17.1° C
0.0° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 2PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (04 Aug)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
0.9
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
16
2
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
511
503
433
357
350
298
294
294
250
372
780
1339
1909
2021
1914
2391
3278
3620
3357
2873
2392
2166
2032
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
S
10
SW
5
NE
5
NW
10
NNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:39AM1.49m
7:04PM1.62m
7:21AM1.37m
7:51PM1.50m
8:19AM1.23m
9:00PM1.37m
Low Tide
12:42PM0.27m
1:23AM0.37m
1:24PM0.39m
2:18AM0.48m
2:22PM0.53m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:50
5:51
 mm
Temp °C
22
20
21
21
18
19
18
18
18
17
21
20
17
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
Feels °C
18
17
19
19
18
18
17
16
16
15
20
18
17
14
14
14
13
14
15
14
14
14
15
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