Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 8PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
522 | 402 | 314 | 757 | 715 | 710 | 674 | 431 | 462 | 1151 | 1370 | 1623 | 1979 | 2068 | 1725 | 1527 | 1811 | 2626 | 2423 | 2202 | 1661 | 1452 | 1346 | 1435 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 4:45PM1.74m | 5:01AM1.75m | 5:32PM1.73m | 5:47AM1.65m | 6:20PM1.68m | 6:34AM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33AM0.04m | 10:54PM0.15m | 11:18AM0.07m | 11:43PM0.21m | 12:02PM0.14m | 00:34AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | |
— | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
522 | 402 | 314 | 757 | 715 | 710 | 674 | 431 | 462 | 1151 | 1370 | 1623 | 1979 | 2068 | 1725 | 1527 | 1811 | 2626 | 2423 | 2202 | 1661 | 1452 | 1346 | 1435 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
36 | 147 | 246 | 37 | 57 | 56 | 39 | 362 | 415 | 33 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 329 | 1023 | 1278 | 848 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | E 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 22 | 37 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 37 | 21 | 10 | 4 | — | — | 8 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 47 | 35 | — | 23 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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