Buffalo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is
15.7°C
1.6° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 7PM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 3.0m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (12 Sep)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (12 Sep)7ft (2.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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)
4
4
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
16
2.2
SW
17
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SW
15
4
ESE
9
4
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
825
1307
1694
2590
2349
2472
2379
2037
2484
2947
2495
1955
2177
1751
1212
1117
1024
935
1000
947
707
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
SW
5
SSE
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
35
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
20
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
NNE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
High Tide
4:21PM1.95m
4:36AM1.75m
4:50PM1.88m
5:04AM1.68m
5:18PM1.77m
Low Tide
10:09AM-0.01m
10:35PM0.01m
10:38AM0.04m
11:02PM0.08m
11:05AM0.12m
light rain
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cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:16
6:17
 mm
1
1
1
2
4
2
1
1
3
3
Temp °C
17
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
18
19
19
18
18
19
20
21
18
17
17
15
15
Feels °C
18
18
18
16
12
13
13
11
15
17
17
17
17
19
21
20
16
17
18
15
15
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