Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (06 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 5AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 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 Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 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) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 913 | 944 | 945 | 731 | 646 | 575 | 522 | 635 | 612 | 612 | 614 | 688 | 496 | 560 | 579 | 1179 | 1220 | 1244 | 1208 | 1360 | 1266 | 1266 | 1155 | 1137 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:49AM1.35m | 7:33PM1.39m | 7:40AM1.28m | 8:29PM1.38m | 8:46AM1.22m | 9:35PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:51AM0.53m | 1:07PM0.41m | 1:44AM0.57m | 1:57PM0.47m | 2:50AM0.58m | 2:58PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 913 | 944 | 945 | 731 | 646 | 575 | 522 | 635 | 612 | 612 | 563 | 688 | 496 | 439 | 373 | 1179 | 1220 | 1244 | 1208 | 1360 | 1266 | 1266 | 1155 | 1137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 13 | SW 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 529 | 464 | 398 | 332 | 276 | 225 | 225 | 150 | 109 | 386 | 614 | 469 | 439 | 560 | 579 | 356 | 350 | 350 | 297 | 281 | 229 | 180 | 173 | 133 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SW 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 251 | 289 | 371 | 290 | 286 | 282 | 223 | 175 | 216 | 84 | 46 | 31 | 224 | 148 | 152 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 91 | 111 | 103 | 92 |
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Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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