Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 8AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 431 | 440 | 527 | 612 | 912 | 1133 | 1599 | 2114 | 1500 | 809 | 736 | 602 | 550 | 550 | 654 | 361 | 397 | 414 | 431 | 392 | 296 | 254 | 174 | 177 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | on | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:19AM1.66m | 5:35PM1.74m | 5:57AM1.53m | 6:16PM1.57m | 6:43AM1.37m | 7:08PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:13PM0.07m | 11:20AM0.15m | 11:50PM0.20m | 11:59AM0.30m | 00:33AM0.36m | 12:47PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 16 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 277 | 231 | 527 | 429 | 341 | 327 | 304 | 1023 | 918 | 809 | 736 | 602 | 550 | 550 | 480 | 361 | 397 | 414 | 431 | 392 | 296 | 254 | 174 | 177 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SE 10 | SW 14 | — | SW 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 73 | 51 | 235 | 144 | 447 | — | 304 | 425 | 296 | 171 | 205 | 166 | 158 | 148 | 144 | 116 | 112 | 140 | 108 | 103 | 99 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | WSW 8 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | 146 | 171 | — | — | — | — | 304 | 304 | 208 | 142 | 116 | 94 | 72 | 55 | 37 | 26 | 16 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 77 | 60 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | N 3 | NNW 4 | — | — | E 10 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 431 | 440 | — | 612 | 912 | 1133 | 1599 | 2114 | 1500 | — | 7 | 8 | — | — | 654 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 53 | 23 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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