Buffalo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is
15.6°C
2.0° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 4PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.1m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (24 Sep)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
0
1
1
0
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
0.9
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
15
1.9
SW
15
2
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
137
165
441
827
1061
1318
1224
1134
1083
937
795
782
694
683
558
568
448
527
750
1619
1718
1862
1657
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
5
ENE
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
WSW
10
NNW
0
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
SSW
15
W
15
WSW
20
W
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:14AM1.53m
2:31PM1.69m
2:42AM1.65m
2:58PM1.82m
3:11AM1.74m
3:26PM1.91m
Low Tide
8:19AM0.23m
8:41PM0.20m
8:46AM0.12m
9:09PM0.08m
9:13AM0.04m
9:38PM-0.00m
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:24
6:25
6:25
 mm
1
1
1
3
1
4
Temp °C
17
17
22
22
19
18
19
18
18
18
21
19
19
18
19
19
19
20
23
21
18
17
16
Feels °C
16
17
22
21
18
18
21
19
18
18
22
20
21
18
21
20
19
21
24
22
18
17
14
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