Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (26 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 11PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the E by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1695 | 1836 | 1633 | 1493 | 1383 | 1226 | 2130 | 2845 | 1057 | 1077 | 1028 | 875 | 573 | 537 | 516 | 535 | 442 | 386 | 331 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:26PM1.91m | 3:41AM1.79m | 3:55PM1.96m | 4:12AM1.79m | 4:26PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:38PM-0.00m | 9:42AM-0.00m | 10:08PM-0.04m | 10:13AM0.00m | 10:40PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | | | |  |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ESE 8 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 1695 | 1836 | 1633 | 1493 | 1383 | 1226 | 11 | 2379 | 1057 | 1077 | 1028 | 875 | 573 | 537 | 516 | 311 | 309 | 319 | 331 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 30 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 394 | 336 | 336 | 535 | 442 | 386 | 341 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 10 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 35 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 38 | 41 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 28 | 77 | 132 | 2130 | 2845 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 382 | 172 | 3 | 3 |
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