Buffalo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is
15.4°C
2.3° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 11PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)--
Afternoon (29 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (29 Sep)8ft (2.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SE
6
2.5
ESE
7
2.2
E
7
2.1
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
2.2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
3
E
9
2.3
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
587
529
434
431
440
589
612
912
1159
1599
1202
1500
901
752
614
550
499
490
432
Wind (km/h)
30
E
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
20
ESE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
5
SW
5
SE
10
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
High Tide
4:59PM1.87m
5:19AM1.66m
5:35PM1.74m
5:57AM1.53m
6:16PM1.57m
Low Tide
11:13PM0.07m
11:20AM0.15m
11:50PM0.20m
11:59AM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
15
14
14
13
16
23
26
24
20
21
22
25
26
31
31
30
24
17
Feels °C
11
10
10
11
10
13
20
23
21
17
18
19
22
22
26
30
29
23
15
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