Buffalo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is
15.7°C
1.5° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 4AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.9
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
649
575
814
699
573
418
403
344
338
282
277
351
330
307
251
205
167
344
536
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
0
NNE
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NE
10
E
5
ESE
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
off
High Tide
3:32PM1.75m
3:40AM1.72m
3:59PM1.84m
4:08AM1.76m
4:26PM1.89m
Low Tide
9:39PM0.16m
9:46AM0.05m
10:07PM0.09m
10:13AM0.01m
10:35PM0.06m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:06
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
24
22
20
18
18
16
20
21
16
16
17
18
16
15
17
17
16
16
15
Feels °C
23
22
19
17
17
14
19
20
16
15
16
18
15
14
15
15
15
16
14
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