Buffalo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is
15.7°C
1.5° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 11PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)--
Afternoon (11 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (11 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
2
3
2
3
2
4
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
0.8
SSW
10
1.4
SW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SW
16
2
SSW
17
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
3.5
ESE
9
3.5
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
580
503
494
478
406
116
825
1525
1694
2269
2349
2291
2205
2037
1810
1984
1917
1883
1810
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
E
5
NE
5
E
5
WNW
0
WNW
5
W
10
SSW
10
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
25
E
20
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
20
E
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
on
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:51PM1.96m
4:06AM1.79m
4:21PM1.95m
4:36AM1.75m
4:50PM1.88m
Low Tide
10:05PM-0.01m
10:09AM-0.01m
10:35PM0.01m
10:38AM0.04m
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cloud
cloud
light rain
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light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:16
6:16
 mm
1
1
2
6
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
16
16
16
16
16
17
19
18
17
16
16
16
17
19
20
19
18
18
Feels °C
17
16
17
16
17
17
18
19
18
15
13
13
13
15
18
20
18
17
18
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