Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- 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 3PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| 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 ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2269 | 2309 | 2717 | 3004 | 3308 | 3417 | 3281 | 3192 | 2756 | 2402 | 2020 | 1733 | 1831 | 3285 | 4155 | 4435 | 3621 | 3732 | 2923 | 2840 | 3041 | 3129 | 3078 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:56AM1.14m | 10:48PM1.31m | 12:01PM1.18m | 00:33AM1.38m | 1:23PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:41AM0.58m | 3:58PM0.63m | 5:38AM0.57m | 6:03PM0.60m | 7:09AM0.44m | 7:29PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 8 | E 9 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 2269 | 2309 | 2717 | 3004 | 3308 | 3417 | 3281 | 3192 | 2756 | 2402 | 2020 | 1733 | 1831 | 3285 | 4155 | 4435 | 3621 | 3113 | 23 | 23 | 2530 | 2529 | 2632 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 48 | 48 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 28 | 72 | 75 | 67 | 47 | 33 | 37 | 61 | 68 | 69 | 54 | 36 | 35 | — | 19 | 31 | 31 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 42 | 66 | 97 | — | — | 19 | 36 | 69 | 71 | — | — | — | — | 3732 | 2923 | 2840 | 3041 | 3129 | 3078 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 38 | 1529 | 3472 | 80 | 38 |
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