Buffalo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is
17.0° 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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 9AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (03 Aug)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (03 Aug)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ESE
12
1.8
ESE
11
1.8
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
0.9
SW
15
1.4
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
2
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
921
759
745
655
655
634
622
551
541
511
455
383
357
350
294
294
245
250
309
981
1356
1884
1875
1941
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
N
10
NNE
0
E
5
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
ENE
5
N
5
NNW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
NNW
0
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:03AM1.58m
6:27PM1.70m
6:39AM1.49m
7:04PM1.62m
7:21AM1.37m
7:51PM1.50m
Low Tide
00:05AM0.23m
12:08PM0.18m
00:40AM0.29m
12:42PM0.27m
1:23AM0.37m
1:24PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:50
 mm
Temp °C
19
17
17
23
24
23
21
21
21
21
21
27
30
19
17
20
20
17
18
21
21
17
15
15
Feels °C
16
14
13
21
21
20
18
18
18
17
17
23
26
17
16
18
18
16
17
20
19
16
15
16
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