Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 2PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
422 | 410 | 471 | 471 | 357 | 347 | 431 | 502 | 639 | 629 | 590 | 428 | 428 | 891 | 1048 | 1229 | 1580 | 1864 | 1589 | 1479 | 1367 | 1182 | 1133 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:05AM1.75m | 5:26PM1.88m | 5:37AM1.66m | 5:57PM1.78m | 6:08AM1.54m | 6:27PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10AM0.01m | 11:38PM0.12m | 11:40AM0.10m | 00:10AM0.22m | 12:09PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
136 | 410 | 471 | 471 | 357 | 347 | 431 | 502 | 639 | 629 | 590 | 428 | 428 | 891 | 1048 | 1229 | 1580 | 1864 | 1589 | 1479 | 1367 | 1182 | 1133 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 6 | SW 5 | E 8 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 7 | SW 16 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 |
422 | 111 | 108 | 15 | 10 | 68 | 62 | 57 | 69 | 118 | 141 | 37 | 155 | 37 | 63 | 94 | 122 | 101 | 113 | 123 | 106 | 108 | 81 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SW 7 | SW 6 | S 12 | WSW 7 | SW 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | E 7 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
140 | 67 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 58 | 29 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 163 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 5 | E 6 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 112 | 169 | 35 | 92 | — | — | 3 | 11 | 11 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 19 | 239 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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