Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 2PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1394 | 1200 | 1038 | 932 | 865 | 826 | 721 | 632 | 632 | 584 | 533 | 475 | 410 | 405 | 496 | 685 | 3372 | 1505 | 2598 | 2782 | 878 | 839 | 905 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 5:04AM1.68m | 5:18PM1.77m | 5:32AM1.58m | 5:45PM1.63m | 5:58AM1.45m | 6:11PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05AM0.12m | 11:29PM0.18m | 11:31AM0.24m | 11:54PM0.31m | 11:57AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 10 | SW 15 | E 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1394 | 1200 | 1038 | 932 | 865 | 826 | 721 | 632 | 632 | 584 | 533 | 475 | 410 | 338 | 341 | 605 | 146 | 1505 | 2598 | 2782 | 719 | 388 | 905 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 10 | E 11 | E 11 | S 12 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 632 | 543 | 479 | 392 | 373 | 314 | 268 | 224 | 332 | 264 | 228 | 187 | 202 | 244 | 235 | 188 | 3 | 143 | 108 | 104 | 878 | 839 | 243 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 12 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 50 | 92 | 204 | 405 | 496 | 3 | — | — | — | 131 | 75 | 124 | 124 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 685 | 3372 | 296 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 80 | 36 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
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