Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (06 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 10PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (06 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	11s
Evening (06 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	12s

Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 6			Tuesday 7								Wednesday 8								Thu 9
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	650	662	805	833	1006	1083	1065	986	970	1065	1246	1498	1521	1594	1569	1497	1269	1427	1736	2267	3383	3408	3267	3037
Wind (km/h)	ESE	N	NW	NW	WNW	NW	WSW	SW	S	NNE	NE	NNE	NNW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide		7:43PM1.53m				7:59AM1.31m					8:36PM1.48m				9:05AM1.23m				9:46PM1.44m				10:33AM1.20m
Low Tide					2:03AM0.46m				2:05PM0.42m				3:05AM0.50m				3:08PM0.50m				4:23AM0.51m


	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—
	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	16	15	14	14	17	17	16	14	14	14	14	15	17	18	16	15	15	14	13	13	13	14
Feels °C	16	15	15	13	12	12	16	16	16	14	13	13	13	13	14	15	14	15	14	12	11	11	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	650	662	805	833	1006	1083	1065	986	970	1065	1246	1498	1521	1594	1569	1497	1269	1427	1736	2267	3383	3408	3267	3037
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	ESE 9	ESE 11	E 11	SE 17	SE 16
kJ	180	143	141	123	92	92	68	68	58	39	38	38	149	146	283	486	771	761	683	8	11	2	11	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	—	ESE 10	—	E 10	—	S 23	S 22	SSW 21	SSW 21	SSW 20	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 10	E 10	SE 9	—	—
kJ	1	1	—	123	—	8	—	11	9	45	44	76	38	38	31	18	18	8	8	2	2	3	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 4	—	SW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	158	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5
Distance (km)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	7	9	9	9	8	7	6	8	9	9	8	7	6	6	6

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