Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 3PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1446 | 1003 | 811 | 667 | 1957 | 2234 | 2342 | 2194 | 2060 | 1721 | 870 | 705 | 868 | 824 | 734 | 531 | 428 | 344 | 408 | 408 | 320 | 329 | 331 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:54AM1.38m | 7:20PM1.45m | 7:52AM1.21m | 8:36PM1.27m | 9:53AM1.10m | 10:59PM1.21m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:56PM0.42m | 1:45AM0.51m | 1:58PM0.59m | 3:22AM0.65m | 4:09PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 9 | SW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 1446 | 1003 | 811 | 667 | 347 | 2234 | 216 | 286 | 425 | 416 | 818 | 705 | 274 | 147 | 103 | 113 | 242 | 344 | 408 | 408 | 320 | 314 | 331 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 15 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 13 | SSW 9 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 66 | 181 | 154 | 6 | 6 | 297 | — | 212 | 177 | 137 | 128 | 17 | 87 | 119 | 124 | 85 | 121 | 181 | 23 | 27 | 43 | 40 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | WSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 24 |
| kJ | 6 | 44 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 18 | 41 | 69 | 100 | 87 | 46 | 133 | — | 14 | 14 | 17 | 110 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 8 | S 10 | SSE 9 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 234 | 423 | 1957 | — | 2342 | 2194 | 2060 | 1721 | 870 | 682 | 868 | 824 | 734 | 531 | 428 | — | 286 | 285 | 271 | 329 | 329 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 594 | 476 | 629 | 1630 | 1222 | 1496 | 1496 | 3477 | 509 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 415 | 419 | 415 | 19 | 19 |
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