Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (10 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 9PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1160 | 1234 | 1213 | 1111 | 1017 | 930 | 846 | 914 | 846 | 1004 | 866 | 798 | 930 | 1080 | 1376 | 2312 | 2719 | 2826 | 2483 | 1814 | 1309 | 1112 | 305 | 1311 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:26AM1.25m | 11:52PM1.53m | 12:33PM1.35m | 00:52AM1.63m | 1:31PM1.46m | 1:46AM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:20PM0.49m | 6:23AM0.37m | 6:27PM0.41m | 7:20AM0.25m | 7:27PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 1160 | 1234 | 1213 | 1111 | 1017 | 930 | 846 | 914 | 846 | 1004 | 866 | 798 | 930 | 1080 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 1814 | 1309 | 1112 | 490 | 1311 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 67 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 28 | 27 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 7 | 8 | 305 | 274 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 283 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 31 | 61 | — | — | — | 1376 | 2312 | 2719 | 2826 | 2483 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 180 | 415 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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