Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 10AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 747 | 778 | 680 | 508 | 1575 | 2233 | 2326 | 2295 | 4629 | 4218 | 4013 | 3624 | 3313 | 3330 | 3152 | 3375 | 3470 | 3664 | 3664 | 3424 | 3377 | 2840 | 2509 | 2171 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 00:35AM1.31m | 1:04PM1.49m | 1:26AM1.45m | 1:45PM1.66m | 2:05AM1.58m | 2:20PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:48AM0.45m | 7:25PM0.37m | 7:33AM0.30m | 8:05PM0.22m | 8:09AM0.19m | 8:39PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 18 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 9 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 747 | 778 | 680 | 254 | 1575 | 2233 | 1089 | 972 | 4629 | 4218 | 4013 | 3624 | 3313 | 3330 | 3152 | 3375 | 3470 | 3664 | 3664 | 3424 | 3377 | 2840 | 2509 | 2171 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 289 | 248 | 248 | 508 | 267 | 279 | 2326 | 2295 | 151 | 117 | 92 | 94 | 94 | — | — | 127 | 115 | 118 | 349 | 328 | 306 | 256 | 211 | 145 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 235 | 190 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 133 | 130 | 127 | 120 | — | — | — | 53 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 10 | 40 | 1548 | 759 | 958 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 120 | 101 | 193 | 248 | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 364 | 472 | 594 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 172 | 172 | 428 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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