Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 2PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 589 | 518 | 455 | 455 | 424 | 1121 | 969 | 921 | 759 | 745 | 731 | 655 | 634 | 622 | 551 | 541 | 511 | 426 | 410 | 402 | 350 | 294 | 294 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:31AM1.64m | 5:54PM1.75m | 6:03AM1.58m | 6:27PM1.70m | 6:39AM1.49m | 7:04PM1.62m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37AM0.11m | 00:05AM0.23m | 12:08PM0.18m | 00:40AM0.29m | 12:42PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 30 | 20 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 589 | 518 | 455 | 455 | 408 | 1121 | 969 | 921 | 759 | 745 | 731 | 655 | 634 | 622 | 551 | 541 | 467 | 426 | 410 | 402 | 349 | 294 | 294 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 277 | 335 | 340 | 386 | 424 | 363 | 437 | 278 | 706 | 609 | 600 | 591 | 488 | 481 | 537 | 528 | 511 | 403 | 383 | 357 | 350 | 263 | 258 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | SSW 16 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 17 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 145 | 138 | 6 | 264 | 264 | 232 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 30 | 26 | 64 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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