Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 12AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 116 | 154 | 71 | 80 | 101 | 73 | 80 | 126 | 110 | 92 | 150 | 109 | 115 | 139 | 116 | 92 | 102 | 332 | 997 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:29PM1.95m | 3:53AM1.77m | 4:06PM1.93m | 4:30AM1.74m | 4:45PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46PM-0.05m | 9:53AM0.04m | 10:22PM-0.02m | 10:31AM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | S 6 | WSW 10 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 116 | 154 | 37 | 80 | 101 | 73 | 80 | 121 | 29 | 56 | 117 | 109 | 115 | 139 | 64 | 59 | 95 | 88 | 997 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSE 7 | S 7 | WSW 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 7 | SW 10 | SSW 19 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 101 | 98 | 102 | 106 | 101 | 99 | 58 | 34 | 60 | 26 | 32 | 61 | 56 | 63 | 116 | 47 | 102 | 332 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SE 9 | S 6 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SE 8 | SW 11 | E 7 | SW 10 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 15 | 29 | 54 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 99 | 64 | 27 | 13 | 38 | 50 | 80 | 32 | 57 | 92 | 36 | 102 | 165 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — | E 5 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 71 | — | — | 19 | — | 126 | 110 | 92 | 150 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
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