Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 10PM is: 1.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 3.0m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 19s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | E 9 | SW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1877 | 1615 | 1735 | 2106 | 1842 | 1712 | 1694 | 2519 | 2238 | 2007 | 1651 | 1314 | 1314 | 1185 | 954 | 967 | 777 | 757 | 677 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:41PM1.84m | 3:55AM1.80m | 4:18PM1.92m | 4:31AM1.80m | 4:52PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53PM0.06m | 10:05AM-0.03m | 10:31PM0.03m | 10:39AM-0.04m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
1877 | 1615 | 1735 | 1353 | 993 | 808 | 645 | 2519 | 2238 | 2007 | 505 | 586 | 528 | 474 | 412 | 304 | 257 | 757 | 677 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | E 8 | E 8 |
149 | 92 | 69 | 1978 | 1842 | 1712 | 1694 | 573 | 505 | 516 | 1651 | 1314 | 1314 | 1185 | 954 | 967 | 777 | 210 | 173 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 10 | SSW 22 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
30 | 18 | 18 | 37 | 480 | 886 | 886 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 |
995 | 1565 | 1628 | 2106 | 1444 | 1088 | 909 | 809 | 749 | 749 | 817 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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