Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 8PM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the ESE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 606 | 475 | 403 | 405 | 1314 | 1958 | 1999 | 2824 | 2458 | 2405 | 1744 | 839 | 839 | 1995 | 1632 | 1558 | 1281 | 1220 | 1111 | 1007 | 929 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 5:45PM1.63m | 5:58AM1.45m | 6:11PM1.47m | 6:25AM1.31m | 6:38PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31AM0.24m | 11:54PM0.31m | 11:57AM0.38m | 00:21AM0.45m | 12:24PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  | |  |  |  |  | |  |  | | | |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 606 | 475 | 403 | 265 | 1314 | 1958 | 1999 | 2824 | 2458 | 2405 | 1744 | 839 | 839 | 1995 | 1632 | 1558 | 1281 | 1220 | 1111 | 1007 | 929 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | SW 9 | SW 8 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 198 | 191 | 254 | 284 | 235 | 188 | 143 | 141 | 106 | 106 | 111 | 307 | 201 | 75 | 98 | — | 75 | 57 | 57 | 36 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | S 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 50 | 92 | 204 | 405 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 106 | 117 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 676 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | 149 | — | 226 | 287 | 370 | 286 | 244 | 209 | 203 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 476 | 476 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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