Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (03 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 8AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	11s
Afternoon (03 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	11s
Evening (03 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	11s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 3								Saturday 4								Sunday 5
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 12	ESE 13	SE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1179	863	640	659	787	969	1045	1147	1598	1572	1503	1276	1056	948	878	782	769	647	636	636	518	518	441	393
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	N	N	WNW	SW	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	S	E	NE	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	SW	SSE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			5:22AM1.57m				5:51PM1.60m				5:54AM1.53m				6:24PM1.59m				6:29AM1.47m				7:01PM1.57m
Low Tide	11:21PM0.33m				11:34AM0.20m				11:55PM0.35m				12:05PM0.23m				00:32AM0.38m				12:39PM0.27m


	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	16	18	16	14	14	14	13	13	17	19	17	16	15	15	15	15	19	21	18	17	16
Feels °C	10	11	11	13	15	13	12	11	11	10	9	14	16	14	13	11	11	11	11	16	18	16	15	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 12	ESE 13	SE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11
kJ	1179	863	640	497	787	969	1045	1147	1598	1572	1503	1276	1056	948	878	782	769	647	636	636	518	518	441	393
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SW 9	SW 10	SW 10	WSW 9	WSW 9	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 8	SW 9	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 9	SW 9	SW 13
kJ	104	344	505	659	318	248	369	172	165	250	245	225	188	162	110	98	123	138	148	172	138	99	77	166
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	SW 19	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 8	WSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	WSW 8
kJ	6	15	246	46	82	117	23	198	147	82	123	120	130	173	173	183	174	176	174	238	221	147	142	58
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	175	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	6	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	7	9	5	5	8	7	6	5	5	8	5	5	5	9	9	9	8	7	5	5

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