Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 1 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is

16.9° C

Buffalo Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 7AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	12s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	12s
Evening (11 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Monday 13
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	1	2	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 10	S 10	S 10
Wave Graph
kJ	2094	2044	2077	2044	1824	1659	1505	1444	1365	1301	1134	631	550	515	444	379	408	346	285	279	232	260	290	240
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NNE	E	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	E	NE	N	N	N	W	S	ESE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	glassy	cross	glassy	cross	glassy
High Tide	00:31AM1.50m				1:19PM1.36m				1:38AM1.60m					2:17PM1.51m				2:34AM1.69m				3:08PM1.65m
Low Tide			7:05AM0.37m				7:18PM0.42m					8:06AM0.25m				8:21PM0.30m				8:57AM0.13m				9:15PM0.19m


	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	12	13	16	17	16	16	14	14	13	13	17	18	17	16	15	15	14	14	17	18	16	15	15
Feels °C	12	11	11	14	14	13	14	12	12	11	10	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	13	16	17	15	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 10	E 8
kJ	2094	2044	2077	2044	1824	1659	1505	1444	1365	1301	1134	631	550	515	194	200	228	263	270	277	226	181	290	153
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	W 13	WSW 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	SW 18	SW 18	W 12	SE 7	SE 7	SSW 16	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	ESE 8	S 10
kJ	—	3	17	3	3	3	11	10	12	12	3	114	118	25	444	379	408	346	285	279	232	260	147	240
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 18	WSW 13	W 12	WSW 12	W 12	SW 16	W 11	SW 16	W 11	W 11	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 15	SSE 11	W 10	SW 18	SSW 14
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	17	12	14	11	10	3	10	2	2	8	8	21	11	2	12	20
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	151	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	1	1	1	1	171	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	80	0	1	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	2	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	5

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