Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (04 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 8AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jun) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
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 28mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3090 | 3560 | 3472 | 3031 | 2794 | 2630 | 2679 | 2827 | 2778 | 2640 | 2599 | 2689 | 2605 | 2281 | 1955 | 1595 | 1466 | 1007 | 929 | 766 | 628 | 536 | 495 | 495 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 5:33AM1.48m | 6:05PM1.45m | 6:08AM1.42m | 6:46PM1.42m | 6:49AM1.35m | 7:33PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 531 | 367 | 361 | 3031 | 2794 | 2630 | 2679 | 2827 | 2778 | 2640 | 2599 | 2689 | 2605 | 2281 | 1955 | 1595 | 1466 | 1007 | 929 | 766 | 628 | 536 | 495 | 495 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 268 | 309 | 259 | 209 | 205 | 176 | 172 | 176 | 211 | 172 | 172 | 119 | 273 | 251 | 327 | 314 | 262 | 235 | 199 | 157 | 154 |
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 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 67 | 40 | 60 | 36 | 62 | 75 | 133 | 193 | 112 | 85 | 393 | 371 | 295 | 286 | 282 | 223 | 212 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | — | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3090 | 3560 | 3472 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 372 | — | 261 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 524 | 472 | 472 | 472 | 356 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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