Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 12AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2515 | 2343 | 2472 | 3099 | 8527 | 8111 | 6972 | 5032 | 4217 | 3372 | 3009 | 2633 | 2050 | 1736 | 1932 | 2005 | 1975 | 1915 | 1652 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:34PM1.19m | 12:41PM1.10m | 00:56AM1.24m | 1:43PM1.21m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:43PM0.75m | 6:22AM0.67m | 6:36PM0.72m | 7:32AM0.58m | 7:43PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 94 | 94 | 2472 | 2488 | 8527 | 8111 | 6972 | 5032 | 4217 | 3372 | 3009 | 2633 | 2050 | 1736 | 1932 | 2005 | 1975 | 1915 | 1652 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | S 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 198 | 900 | 3099 | 53 | 65 | 50 | 49 | 31 | 93 | 62 | 65 | 52 | 52 | 113 | 100 | 130 | 104 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 22 | E 8 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | — | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 45 | 1 | 93 | 68 | — | 53 | 51 | 49 | — | 31 | 57 | 35 | 35 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 |
| kJ | 2515 | 2343 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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