
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 3PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 11 | SSE 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
406 | 116 | 825 | 1307 | 1845 | 2559 | 2349 | 2472 | 2205 | 2037 | 1874 | 2022 | 2085 | 1743 | 2177 | 1529 | 1329 | 1140 | 1053 | 970 | 910 | 754 | 680 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:06AM1.79m | 4:21PM1.95m | 4:36AM1.75m | 4:50PM1.88m | 5:04AM1.68m | 5:18PM1.77m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09AM-0.01m | 10:35PM0.01m | 10:38AM0.04m | 11:02PM0.08m | 11:05AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSE 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
406 | 116 | 825 | 1307 | 1845 | 2559 | 2349 | 2472 | 2205 | 2037 | 1714 | 1554 | 1187 | 1019 | 1635 | 1529 | 1329 | 1140 | 1053 | 970 | 910 | 754 | 680 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SW 12 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
138 | 309 | 85 | 100 | 131 | 313 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 804 | 780 | 632 | 543 | 527 | 494 | 373 | 361 | 435 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | SSW 6 |
87 | 106 | 111 | 17 | 24 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 39 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 5 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 672 | 1035 | 1897 | 1838 | 1721 | 1874 | 2022 | 2085 | 1743 | 2177 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 40 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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