Buffalo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is
16.9° C
0.1° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 6PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (06 Aug)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (06 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
5
8
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3357
2830
2483
2082
2065
2113
2166
2213
2557
3004
3116
3417
3281
3009
2756
2436
2256
1708
1831
3331
5278
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
NW
15
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:19AM1.23m
9:00PM1.37m
9:56AM1.14m
10:48PM1.31m
12:01PM1.18m
Low Tide
2:22PM0.53m
3:41AM0.58m
3:58PM0.63m
5:38AM0.57m
6:03PM0.60m
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
16
19
18
16
16
16
14
13
15
15
15
13
14
Feels °C
13
10
11
12
11
12
11
11
14
16
15
15
14
14
12
10
12
12
12
11
12
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