Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 1AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 555 | 515 | 350 | 344 | 293 | 372 | 671 | 637 | 557 | 526 | 734 | 947 | 867 | 841 | 734 | 639 | 502 | 494 | 546 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:40PM1.19m | 10:13AM1.16m | 11:09PM1.18m | 12:07PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:08PM0.66m | 3:26AM0.66m | 4:47PM0.70m | 5:39AM0.59m | 6:31PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SW 12 | ESE 8 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 555 | 515 | 350 | 344 | 293 | 271 | 235 | 278 | 383 | 425 | 498 | 536 | 498 | 471 | 408 | 346 | 502 | 256 | 546 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | — | — | — | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 12 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 18 | — | — | — | 7 | 29 | 28 | 239 | 595 | 947 | 867 | 841 | 734 | 639 | 31 | 494 | 237 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 90 | 360 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | W 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | 72 | 35 | 107 | 135 | 372 | 671 | 637 | 557 | 526 | 734 | — | — | — | — | — | 286 | 5 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 335 | 335 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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