Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 10PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2509 | 2171 | 2027 | 1922 | 1573 | 1317 | 1552 | 1512 | 2543 | 1523 | 1354 | 1310 | 1252 | 1140 | 1090 | 1045 | 635 | 502 | 928 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 2:39PM1.49m | 2:44AM1.55m | 3:06PM1.63m | 3:12AM1.65m | 3:32PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44PM0.38m | 8:56AM0.23m | 9:11PM0.26m | 9:21AM0.12m | 9:39PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 12 |
2509 | 2171 | 2027 | 1922 | 1573 | 1317 | 1552 | 1512 | 2543 | 1523 | 1354 | 1310 | 1252 | 1140 | 1090 | 1045 | 635 | 502 | 928 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | S 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
— | — | 158 | 359 | 540 | 912 | 527 | 495 | 154 | 28 | 135 | 397 | 378 | 357 | 370 | 367 | 333 | 290 | 270 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | — | — | WSW 12 | SSW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 462 | 418 | — | 45 | — | — | 169 | 79 | 127 | 55 | 330 | 414 | 77 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 11 | 16 | 52 | 161 | 358 | 792 | 942 | 547 | 709 | 582 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 380 | 356 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
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