Buffalo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is
14.8°C
2.4° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 8AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (25 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Evening (25 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
4
4
4
5
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SSW
13
1.5
S
16
1.6
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
SW
12
1.4
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2323
2436
2873
3241
1864
2509
2171
2140
1922
1527
1677
1189
1348
2368
1376
1216
1197
1140
1016
985
960
469
426
482
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SE
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
30
ESE
35
E
25
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
0
NW
5
S
5
E
5
NE
5
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:15AM1.43m
2:39PM1.49m
2:44AM1.55m
3:06PM1.63m
3:12AM1.65m
3:32PM1.75m
Low Tide
8:30AM0.35m
8:44PM0.38m
8:56AM0.23m
9:11PM0.26m
9:21AM0.12m
9:39PM0.16m
part cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
12
13
15
15
13
13
13
14
14
18
20
18
15
15
15
15
16
24
26
22
20
18
Feels °C
11
12
11
12
14
13
12
12
12
12
11
14
15
12
11
12
14
14
14
23
24
21
19
17
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