Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 5AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 8 | SW 11 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1068 | 1611 | 1761 | 1808 | 1638 | 1355 | 1463 | 1102 | 969 | 892 | 790 | 584 | 574 | 457 | 574 | 721 | 471 | 542 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 50 | 303 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:10AM1.66m | 5:26PM1.70m | 5:55AM1.55m | 6:13PM1.53m | 6:50AM1.42m | 7:13PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:01PM0.07m | 11:13AM0.19m | 11:43PM0.20m | 12:00PM0.34m | 00:32AM0.35m | 1:01PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 1068 | 1611 | 1761 | 1808 | 1638 | 1355 | 1463 | 1102 | 969 | 892 | 790 | 584 | 574 | 457 | 574 | 721 | 471 | 542 | 365 | 365 | 359 | 265 | 303 | 283 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 8 | ESE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 213 | 138 | 141 | 238 | 204 | 204 | 240 | 269 | 293 | 172 | 191 | 217 | 227 | 96 | 145 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 80 | 57 | 81 | 46 | 41 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 9 | — | ESE 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | E 7 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 | ESE 10 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 77 | 82 | 88 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 98 | — | 111 | 67 | 266 | 51 | 147 | 125 | 94 | 66 | 83 | 48 | 50 | 49 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 12 | 34 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
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