Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffalo Bay today (14 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 12AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Buffalo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3714 | 3476 | 3263 | 2779 | 2239 | 1958 | 1788 | 1599 | 1248 | 1144 | 980 | 874 | 1256 | 1725 | 1193 | 1027 | 932 | 829 | 524 | 415 | 334 | 294 | 277 | 212 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:22PM1.56m | 2:38AM1.79m | 3:11PM1.65m | 3:27AM1.82m | 3:58PM1.71m | 4:14AM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22PM0.23m | 9:01AM0.08m | 9:14PM0.16m | 9:48AM0.04m | 10:04PM0.14m | 10:33AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — |
 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 3714 | 3476 | 3263 | 2779 | 2239 | 1958 | 1788 | 1599 | 1248 | 1144 | 980 | 874 | 1256 | 1302 | 1193 | 1027 | 932 | 829 | 524 | 415 | 206 | 207 | 192 | 201 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 11 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 20 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 49 | 31 | 30 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 158 | 171 | 334 | 294 | 277 | 212 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 4 | SW 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 6 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 22 | 21 | 37 | 35 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 7 | — | 24 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 145 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | SW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 |
| kJ | — | 38 | 83 | 90 | 53 | 41 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 82 | 500 | 1725 | 408 | 276 | 161 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
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