Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (12 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 8PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 5025 | 4221 | 3042 | 2582 | 2022 | 1987 | 2734 | 3634 | 3738 | 3636 | 3164 | 3201 | 2663 | 2493 | 2045 | 1761 | 1523 | 1426 | 1247 | 1125 | 1010 | 805 | 686 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:31PM1.46m | 1:46AM1.72m | 2:22PM1.56m | 2:38AM1.79m | 3:11PM1.65m | 3:27AM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27PM0.32m | 8:12AM0.15m | 8:22PM0.23m | 9:01AM0.08m | 9:14PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 13 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 2022 | 1987 | 2734 | 3634 | 3738 | 3636 | 3164 | 3201 | 2663 | 2493 | 2045 | 1761 | 1523 | 1426 | 1247 | 1125 | 1010 | 805 | 686 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SW 5 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 10 | — | — | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 33 | 18 | 30 | 20 | 34 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 4393 | 5025 | 4221 | 3042 | 2582 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 53 | 34 | 61 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 84 | 180 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 417 | 417 | 416 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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