Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 6AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | ESE 8 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 821 | 3154 | 2680 | 2458 | 2125 | 1991 | 767 | 1623 | 1920 | 2240 | 1558 | 1381 | 1220 | 1025 | 928 | 865 | 792 | 792 | 778 | 739 | 713 | 724 | 821 | 796 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:58AM1.45m | 6:11PM1.47m | 6:25AM1.31m | 6:38PM1.31m | 6:56AM1.16m | 7:13PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54PM0.31m | 11:57AM0.38m | 00:21AM0.45m | 12:24PM0.53m | 00:52AM0.59m | 12:56PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | E 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 763 | 143 | 2680 | 2458 | 2125 | 1991 | 767 | 1623 | 1920 | 2240 | 1558 | 1381 | 1220 | 1025 | 928 | 865 | 792 | 792 | 778 | 739 | 713 | 713 | 652 | 796 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 188 | 3 | 141 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 255 | 76 | 75 | 75 | — | 56 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 78 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | S 7 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 106 | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 821 | 3154 | — | — | — | — | — | 132 | — | 138 | 289 | 347 | 292 | 255 | 261 | 286 | 271 | 325 | 408 | 498 | 571 | 724 | 821 | 736 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 476 | 1045 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 415 | 415 | 1646 | 19 | 19 |
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