Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (27 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 11PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3339 | 6659 | 5923 | 5464 | 4530 | 2736 | 2378 | 2346 | 2281 | 2095 | 1799 | 1570 | 1408 | 1288 | 1182 | 1127 | 1127 | 1144 | 1077 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:59PM1.44m | 3:04AM1.53m | 3:30PM1.55m | 3:35AM1.61m | 3:59PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01PM0.42m | 9:20AM0.26m | 9:32PM0.33m | 9:48AM0.18m | 10:03PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 3339 | 6659 | 5923 | 5464 | 4530 | 2736 | 2378 | 2346 | 2281 | 2095 | 1799 | 1570 | 1408 | 1288 | 1182 | 1127 | 1127 | 1144 | 1077 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 992 | — | 11 | 11 | — | 253 | 251 | 161 | 74 | 3 | 159 | 139 | 151 | 170 | 14 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 462 | — | — | — | — | 82 | 74 | 136 | 272 | 382 | 326 | 115 | 92 | — | 150 | 263 | 426 | 450 | 375 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 180 | 496 | 488 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 342 | 19 | 19 | 1 |
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