Buffalo Bay Surf Break

Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 7 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is
17.2° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 3PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (21 Jun)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (21 Jun)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.9
SW
14
2.1
SW
11
0.8
SSW
21
3
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
223
318
685
837
990
1186
1119
1102
1086
1102
1004
919
892
802
710
677
634
624
486
595
1438
981
497
1951
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
SSE
5
SE
5
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
0
ESE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
SW
10
SW
0
ESE
5
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
High Tide
8:18AM1.27m
8:59PM1.44m
9:24AM1.18m
10:04PM1.37m
10:42AM1.14m
11:13PM1.34m
Low Tide
2:24AM0.49m
2:24PM0.46m
3:29AM0.57m
3:23PM0.56m
4:41AM0.60m
4:34PM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
5:25
5:25
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
19
23
25
21
20
19
18
19
19
22
25
24
21
20
18
16
16
18
18
18
16
16
15
Feels °C
17
17
22
25
20
19
18
17
18
18
20
24
24
20
19
17
16
17
18
18
19
16
14
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.9
SW
14
2.1
SW
11
1.6
SW
10
2.4
SW
11
Energy kJ
213
318
685
837
990
1186
1119
1102
1086
1102
1004
919
892
802
710
677
634
624
486
595
1438
981
432
1401
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SW
11
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
0.2
E
10
0.3
SSW
21
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SSW
19
Energy kJ
223
202
55
57
45
32
21
24
25
14
14
14
14
83
170
191
344
357
437
501
8
90
425
1328
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.1
S
24
0.2
E
5
0.8
SSW
21
Energy kJ
61
58
55
41
27
27
26
17
10
10
6
6
2
6
6
6
6
6
7
8
11
2
497
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
4
3
SW
11
Energy kJ
6
1951
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
Distance (km)
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
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