Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (26 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 1PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the W by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Mon 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2786 | 3074 | 3211 | 3294 | 3480 | 3170 | 2808 | 2274 | 1809 | 1621 | 1408 | 1388 | 1367 | 1387 | 1474 | 1346 | 1326 | 1210 | 1475 | 1848 | 1860 | 2303 | 10023 | 12242 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:49PM1.29m | 1:57AM1.43m | 2:30PM1.37m | 2:37AM1.49m | 3:07PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:41AM0.47m | 7:46PM0.54m | 8:21AM0.40m | 8:29PM0.48m | 8:57AM0.33m | 9:07PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 2786 | 3074 | 3211 | 3294 | 3480 | 3170 | 2808 | 2274 | 1809 | 1621 | 1408 | 1388 | 1367 | 1387 | 1474 | 1346 | 1326 | 1210 | 1475 | 1848 | 1860 | 1883 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | — | — |
| kJ | 44 | 54 | 70 | 59 | 93 | 47 | 43 | 59 | 61 | 58 | 44 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 251 | 218 | 578 | 1302 | 2303 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | E 7 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 20 | — | — | — | 25 | 42 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 9 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | ESE 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 97 | — | 52 | 66 | — | — | — | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2830 | 10023 | 12242 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 37 | 350 | 0 |
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