Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (11 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 4PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 846 | 798 | 930 | 930 | 946 | 1015 | 1556 | 24 | 13 | 4725 | 4006 | 2987 | 2328 | 1792 | 1848 | 3341 | 3602 | 3602 | 3752 | 2981 | 3151 | 2397 | 2239 | 1958 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:33PM1.35m | 00:52AM1.63m | 1:31PM1.46m | 1:46AM1.72m | 2:22PM1.56m | 2:38AM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:27PM0.41m | 7:20AM0.25m | 7:27PM0.32m | 8:12AM0.15m | 8:22PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 846 | 798 | 930 | 930 | 946 | 1015 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1792 | 1848 | 3341 | 3602 | 3602 | 3752 | 2981 | 3151 | 2397 | 2239 | 1958 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | E 12 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 28 | 27 | 40 | 37 | 36 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 3 | — | — | 25 | 45 | 27 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 24 | 22 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 29 | — | — | — | — | 1556 | 2804 | 4047 | 4725 | 4006 | 2987 | 2328 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 51 | 54 | 78 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 426 | 407 | 417 | 488 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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