Buffalo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is
13.8°C
3.6° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 7AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (22 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (22 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
11
1.9
E
6
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.9
SSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1.1
E
8
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
1.1
E
8
1.6
SSE
7
0.8
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
273
300
237
228
299
369
309
303
303
298
268
228
224
169
162
134
110
161
233
337
715
1061
1318
1283
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
15
W
15
NW
5
NW
10
N
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
NE
5
E
10
E
15
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
5
NE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
1:13AM1.25m
1:38PM1.37m
1:45AM1.40m
2:05PM1.54m
2:14AM1.53m
2:31PM1.69m
Low Tide
7:25AM0.51m
7:46PM0.50m
7:53AM0.36m
8:14PM0.34m
8:19AM0.23m
8:41PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:23
6:24
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
17
18
21
27
29
26
24
21
20
22
19
19
18
18
16
17
17
16
17
19
21
20
18
17
Feels °C
17
18
21
27
29
26
24
21
22
23
19
19
18
18
17
19
18
16
16
17
19
19
18
19
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