Buffalo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is
13.9° C
3.3° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 6AM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (21 Aug)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.5
SW
12
1.8
SW
8
2.1
SW
11
2.3
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1914
1655
1444
1250
689
644
469
460
460
602
508
739
694
594
416
1083
1372
1510
1510
1302
1310
1269
1229
1259
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
10
SE
20
SE
20
E
15
E
5
ENE
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
0
WNW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
ENE
5
NE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:23AM1.00m
10:47PM1.07m
12:37PM1.04m
00:51AM1.16m
1:37PM1.19m
Low Tide
2:58AM0.75m
3:17PM0.82m
6:04AM0.77m
6:39PM0.79m
7:27AM0.63m
7:40PM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
16
17
16
13
13
14
13
14
16
17
17
16
15
15
14
14
15
16
15
13
13
Feels °C
11
12
11
14
14
13
11
13
13
11
11
12
12
14
15
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
12
13
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