Buffalo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is
17.4° C
0.1° 

Buffalo Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 2AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (23 Jul)8ft (2.4m)12s
Evening (23 Jul)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
2
2
5
6
9
7
6
4
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
2
SW
11
2.2
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
12
2.3
SSW
17
4
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1200
1007
617
599
561
984
1258
1504
2032
2078
2233
3099
7971
7582
6350
4919
4117
3504
3139
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
10
N
10
N
10
W
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
NE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:54PM1.22m
10:58AM1.05m
11:34PM1.19m
12:41PM1.10m
Low Tide
3:07PM0.67m
4:36AM0.69m
4:43PM0.75m
6:22AM0.67m
6:36PM0.72m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:40
5:42
 mm
2
6
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
13
12
12
17
17
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
17
15
14
14
Feels °C
13
13
13
12
10
10
14
12
9
7
11
11
12
12
12
14
13
13
13
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