Buffalo Bay Surf Break

Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 1 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is
17.5° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (17 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 10PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (17 Jun)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (17 Jun)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
0
1
2
2
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
16
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
462
1151
1370
1623
2008
2068
1699
1341
1811
2626
2423
2202
1886
1684
1783
1673
1548
1320
766
672
967
1062
952
802
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
NW
0
WSW
5
E
10
E
15
E
20
ESE
25
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:32PM1.73m
5:47AM1.65m
6:20PM1.68m
6:34AM1.53m
7:09PM1.61m
7:23AM1.39m
Low Tide
11:18AM0.07m
11:43PM0.21m
12:02PM0.14m
00:34AM0.29m
12:47PM0.23m
1:27AM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:24
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
16
17
16
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
14
14
14
15
15
17
18
16
15
14
14
13
14
Feels °C
15
16
15
13
14
14
13
13
15
15
15
14
13
14
15
14
16
15
13
13
12
12
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
11
1.8
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2
SSW
12
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
Energy kJ
462
1151
1370
1623
2008
2068
1699
1236
1811
2626
2423
2202
1886
1684
1783
1673
1548
1320
766
628
967
1062
952
802
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
14
0.6
SE
7
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
7
0.4
ESE
4
0.7
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.6
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
15
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
Energy kJ
415
33
4
4
6
329
844
1341
848
8
8
2
2
2
214
366
742
672
275
69
62
48
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
7
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
7
0.1
E
10
0.5
SW
12
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
Energy kJ
27
10
10
4
7
6
18
2
72
30
30
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
7
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
E
4
0.8
ESE
4
1.2
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
Energy kJ
46
4
23
31
7
19
57
91
84
108
96
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
239
19
19
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
7
4
4
7
4
4
5
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