Buffalo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is
13.9° C
3.3° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 1AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (16 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (16 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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)
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
14
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.4
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
357
347
431
502
639
629
590
428
428
891
1048
1246
1580
1837
1589
1479
1288
1182
1058
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ENE
5
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
S
10
S
5
SE
5
E
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
5:26PM1.88m
5:37AM1.66m
5:57PM1.78m
6:08AM1.54m
6:27PM1.64m
Low Tide
11:38PM0.12m
11:40AM0.10m
00:10AM0.22m
12:09PM0.23m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:59
 mm
Temp °C
17
15
19
22
20
17
18
17
15
14
15
15
15
15
18
19
17
15
15
Feels °C
16
13
18
20
18
15
17
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
17
18
16
15
15
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