Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (03 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 11PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 2.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed night, calm by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 3 | Thursday 4 | Friday 5 | Sat 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1747 | 1957 | 1281 | 3078 | 3490 | 3405 | 3130 | 2794 | 2630 | 2679 | 2827 | 3021 | 3073 | 3085 | 2839 | 2561 | 2166 | 1847 | 1664 | 1400 | 897 | 865 | 754 | 639 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | off |
High Tide | 5:28PM1.49m | 5:33AM1.48m | 6:05PM1.45m | 6:08AM1.42m | 6:46PM1.42m | 6:49AM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:29PM0.42m | 11:48AM0.32m | 00:07AM0.48m | 12:25PM0.36m | 00:51AM0.53m | 1:07PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — |
 | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 |
mm | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 822 | 718 | 799 | 531 | 367 | 361 | 3130 | 2794 | 2630 | 2679 | 2827 | 3021 | 3073 | 3085 | 2839 | 2561 | 2166 | 1847 | 1664 | 1400 | 897 | 865 | 754 | 639 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 718 | 587 | — | — | — | 314 | 264 | 259 | 246 | 205 | 176 | 172 | 176 | 207 | 172 | 151 | 117 | 273 | 251 | 377 | 314 | 262 | 251 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 67 | 40 | 60 | 36 | 62 | 75 | 133 | 193 | 112 | 84 | 393 | 371 | 295 | 286 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1747 | 1957 | 1281 | 3078 | 3490 | 3405 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 476 | 475 | 3 | 510 | 476 | 476 | 472 | 472 | 472 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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