Buffalo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is
16.5° C
0.5° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 10PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)--
Afternoon (07 Aug)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (07 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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)
2
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
8
7
5
4
3
3
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3308
3417
3281
3009
2886
2402
2020
2073
2205
3517
4155
4903
4277
2968
2522
2326
2878
2440
2502
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WNW
15
W
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:48PM1.31m
12:01PM1.18m
00:33AM1.38m
1:23PM1.34m
Low Tide
3:58PM0.63m
5:38AM0.57m
6:03PM0.60m
7:09AM0.44m
7:29PM0.46m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
3
3
5
4
2
3
4
3
Temp °C
18
15
16
15
14
13
14
15
15
14
14
13
12
10
11
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
15
13
14
12
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
10
8
6
7
7
6
6
7
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