Buffalo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is
17.5° C
0.4° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 4AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (18 Jul)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
10
1.5
SW
10
1.1
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.3
SW
10
1.5
SW
9
1.5
SW
9
1.4
SW
9
1.1
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
2.5
SW
9
2.5
SW
9
2.5
SW
9
2.3
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
1.9
SW
10
1.7
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.2
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
469
424
325
367
308
334
383
359
318
346
706
672
944
928
996
1143
1126
1201
928
774
611
494
371
365
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
W
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
W
10
WNW
5
NW
10
N
0
E
10
S
10
SE
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:09AM1.60m
6:37PM1.73m
6:47AM1.48m
7:15PM1.61m
7:27AM1.34m
7:56PM1.47m
Low Tide
00:12AM0.20m
12:17PM0.14m
00:52AM0.30m
12:52PM0.26m
1:32AM0.42m
1:29PM0.40m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
7:28
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5:37
5:38
5:38
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Temp °C
15
15
15
18
19
17
15
15
15
14
14
17
18
16
15
14
13
13
12
16
18
16
13
13
Feels °C
14
14
14
17
17
16
14
14
14
13
13
16
15
13
11
11
11
12
10
15
16
14
11
11
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