Buffalo Bay Surf Break

Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Issued: 7 pm 13 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is
17.5° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly 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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2
SW
11
1.9
SSW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
10
1.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy 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)
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
Wind State
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
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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)
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.3
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2
SW
11
1.9
SSW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SE
8
Energy 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)
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.7
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.7
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
1
S
9
1.1
SSE
8
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
Energy 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)
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.5
SW
4
0.6
SW
5
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
6
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.6
SSW
14
Energy 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)
1
E
4
1.3
E
5
1.3
E
5
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.6
WSW
3
1.1
WSW
6
2
WSW
8
2.5
SW
11
1.9
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
38
83
90
53
41
7
82
500
1725
408
276
161
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
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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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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