Buffalo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 22.98° E

Buffalo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buffalo Bay sea temperature is
16.9° C
0.2° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buffalo Bay at 2PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (05 Aug)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (05 Aug)7ft (2.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
10
0.9
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
250
372
780
1339
2066
2021
2027
2680
3074
3305
3615
2968
2610
2407
2306
2233
2166
2237
2725
2779
3116
3417
3281
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
NNE
0
ESE
10
NNW
5
NNW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
5
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
NE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:21AM1.37m
7:51PM1.50m
8:19AM1.23m
9:00PM1.37m
9:56AM1.14m
10:48PM1.31m
Low Tide
1:24PM0.39m
2:18AM0.48m
2:22PM0.53m
3:41AM0.58m
3:58PM0.63m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:52
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
18
21
19
16
15
14
14
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
16
18
16
14
15
Feels °C
17
15
19
17
15
16
15
14
15
12
11
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
15
16
15
13
14
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