
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 1PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 9 | SW 12 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
448 | 527 | 760 | 1619 | 1695 | 1836 | 1633 | 1610 | 1383 | 1226 | 1029 | 2928 | 2323 | 1077 | 1028 | 938 | 573 | 592 | 336 | 527 | 398 | 386 | 477 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:11AM1.74m | 3:26PM1.91m | 3:41AM1.79m | 3:55PM1.96m | 4:12AM1.79m | 4:26PM1.95m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13AM0.04m | 9:38PM-0.00m | 9:42AM-0.00m | 10:08PM-0.04m | 10:13AM0.00m | 10:40PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 9 |
448 | 527 | 492 | 1619 | 1695 | 1836 | 1633 | 1610 | 1383 | 1226 | 1029 | 2226 | 2323 | 1077 | 1028 | 938 | 573 | 592 | 311 | 356 | 380 | 324 | 477 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
348 | 468 | 760 | 30 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 394 | 336 | 336 | 527 | 398 | 386 | 292 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 10 | SW 16 |
50 | 49 | 32 | 40 | 35 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 138 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 19 | 66 | 126 | 270 | 2928 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 172 | 415 | 1 | 8 |
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