Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 5PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1325 | 1776 | 2301 | 2069 | 2169 | 3099 | 8161 | 8111 | 6656 | 5032 | 4217 | 3714 | 3009 | 2633 | 2050 | 1736 | 1838 | 2005 | 1975 | 1915 | 1652 |
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 | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:58AM1.05m | 11:34PM1.19m | 12:41PM1.10m | 00:56AM1.24m | 1:43PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:43PM0.75m | 6:22AM0.67m | 6:36PM0.72m | 7:32AM0.58m | 7:43PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1325 | 125 | 94 | 94 | 2169 | 2388 | 8161 | 8111 | 6656 | 5032 | 4217 | 3714 | 3009 | 2633 | 2050 | 1736 | 1838 | 2005 | 1975 | 1915 | 1652 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | — | S 22 | S 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 127 | — | 9 | 198 | 900 | 3099 | 54 | 65 | 49 | 49 | 31 | 31 | 59 | 77 | 65 | 60 | 110 | 100 | 80 | 104 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 22 | E 8 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | SE 11 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 45 | 1 | 93 | 68 | — | 65 | 50 | 49 | — | — | 57 | — | — | 23 | 46 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | — | 1776 | 2301 | 2069 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 14 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 77 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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