Buffalo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is
14.4°C
2.9° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 9AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (22 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (22 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.8
SW
8
2.1
SW
12
2.3
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
460
602
508
739
780
660
488
386
1121
1256
1130
1053
1204
1352
1259
1069
1019
786
760
638
573
606
640
739
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
30
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:37PM1.04m
00:51AM1.16m
1:37PM1.19m
1:41AM1.29m
2:11PM1.34m
Low Tide
6:04AM0.77m
6:39PM0.79m
7:27AM0.63m
7:40PM0.65m
8:02AM0.49m
8:15PM0.51m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:04
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
14
15
17
17
15
15
14
13
13
16
16
15
13
13
13
12
13
16
16
14
13
12
Feels °C
13
11
11
10
12
14
13
13
13
13
13
15
14
14
13
13
13
11
12
15
15
13
13
12
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