Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (23 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 11PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 980 | 907 | 1031 | 1452 | 1680 | 2462 | 6874 | 6445 | 7440 | 6165 | 5284 | 4490 | 3398 | 2643 | 2155 | 1719 | 1346 | 1037 | 903 | 1055 | 3113 | 2864 | 3211 | 3417 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross |
High Tide | 11:13PM1.34m | 11:59AM1.16m | 00:17AM1.34m | 1:01PM1.22m | 1:11AM1.38m | 1:49PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34PM0.62m | 5:52AM0.58m | 5:50PM0.64m | 6:53AM0.53m | 6:55PM0.60m | 7:41AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — |
 | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 980 | 907 | 1031 | 1452 | 1680 | 1562 | 6874 | 6445 | 7440 | 6165 | 5284 | 4490 | 3398 | 2643 | 2155 | 1719 | 1346 | 1037 | 903 | 634 | 3113 | 2864 | 3211 | 3417 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 16 | ESE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 91 | 371 | 993 | 1633 | 2462 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | 106 | 134 | 142 | 116 | 1055 | 73 | 382 | 333 | 202 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 414 | 79 | — | 75 | 55 | 54 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | S 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 37 | 46 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 323 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
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