
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 10PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3298 | 2880 | 2348 | 1959 | 1871 | 1649 | 1552 | 1678 | 1785 | 1508 | 2221 | 3939 | 2036 | 1631 | 1398 | 967 | 728 | 789 | 821 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:42AM1.52m | 2:17PM1.54m | 2:33AM1.66m | 3:01PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29PM0.46m | 8:06AM0.28m | 8:26PM0.29m | 8:51AM0.13m | 9:12PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
19 | 30 | 2348 | 1959 | 1871 | 1649 | 1552 | 1678 | 1785 | 1508 | 2221 | 3939 | 2036 | 1631 | 1398 | 967 | 722 | 585 | 433 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | S 26 | SSW 26 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 |
— | — | 17 | 322 | 164 | 140 | 39 | 67 | 331 | 825 | — | 69 | 24 | — | — | 13 | 65 | 114 | 317 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | — | — | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 |
— | — | 17 | 17 | 8 | 46 | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSE 8 | — | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | S 10 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
3298 | 2880 | 444 | — | 107 | 160 | 152 | — | 942 | 23 | 134 | 254 | 520 | 547 | 547 | 669 | 728 | 789 | 821 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1529 | 1043 | 1097 | 1222 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 488 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 382 |
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