Buffalo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is
15.3°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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 2PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (14 Sep)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (14 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
5
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
2
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
0.9
SW
17
1
SW
16
1.8
SW
10
3
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1394
1200
1038
932
865
826
721
632
632
584
533
475
410
405
496
685
3372
1505
2598
2782
878
839
905
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NE
10
ENE
10
SW
15
SW
10
E
10
NNE
10
NW
5
NW
5
W
10
S
10
E
10
SSW
5
NE
15
SSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:04AM1.68m
5:18PM1.77m
5:32AM1.58m
5:45PM1.63m
5:58AM1.45m
6:11PM1.47m
Low Tide
11:05AM0.12m
11:29PM0.18m
11:31AM0.24m
11:54PM0.31m
11:57AM0.38m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:19
6:19
 mm
1
2
3
3
4
3
5
1
Temp °C
20
19
19
20
19
16
16
16
15
17
21
21
21
18
17
16
14
13
13
14
15
14
14
Feels °C
20
20
20
21
19
15
16
16
14
17
20
19
20
17
17
15
10
8
10
11
12
11
12
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