Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 1 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is

17.1° C

Buffalo Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (26 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 5AM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	12s
Afternoon (26 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Evening (26 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 26								Monday 27								Tuesday 28
	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)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	2	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	1824	1599	1392	1094	980	897	663	1092	1185	1095	992	1486	1609	3991	4307	5644	3684	3081	2560	2378	2346	2281	1997	1799
Wind (km/h)	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	ESE	SE	NNE	W	W	W	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	on
High Tide	1:50AM1.33m					2:24PM1.32m				2:30AM1.44m				2:59PM1.44m				3:04AM1.53m				3:30PM1.55m
Low Tide				8:16AM0.47m				8:26PM0.52m				8:50AM0.36m				9:01PM0.42m				9:20AM0.26m				9:32PM0.33m


	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	15	20	22	20	18	16	14	14	15	16	17	16	15	14	14	14	15	16	16	16	14	14
Feels °C	12	11	12	18	20	19	16	13	11	12	13	14	15	14	13	11	10	10	13	11	11	12	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14
kJ	1824	1599	1392	1094	980	897	663	1092	1185	1095	992	1486	1609	3991	4307	5644	3684	3081	2560	2378	2346	2281	1997	1799
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	S 10	ESE 9	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	E 8	E 8	—	—	S 8	S 8	E 10	S 8	—	—	—
kJ	68	67	203	357	348	334	431	51	16	155	452	463	731	19	11	—	—	266	168	2	108	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 11	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 7	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	48	38	38	38	58	22	17	16	8	15	9	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 3	WSW 4	SW 5	—	—	—	—	E 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	23	38	—	—	—	—	5	440	420	375	331	213	286	284	273
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	3	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	472	382	382	1	19	415	19	19	19
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5				5	4		4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	8	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	5	7	5	5

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