Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buffels Bay today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buffels Bay at 3AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Buffels Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1808 | 2027 | 2594 | 3348 | 3341 | 2914 | 2456 | 2326 | 2577 | 2683 | 2736 | 2399 | 3060 | 2967 | 3187 | 3664 | 3614 | 3517 | 3240 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:38PM1.32m | 8:17AM1.10m | 8:47PM1.24m | 9:49AM1.05m | 10:22PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06AM0.39m | 2:12PM0.48m | 3:28AM0.45m | 3:46PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1808 | 2027 | 2594 | 3348 | 3341 | 2914 | 2456 | 2326 | 2577 | 2683 | 2736 | 2399 | 3060 | 2967 | 3187 | 3664 | 3614 | 3517 | 3240 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NW 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 110 | 90 | 106 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 41 | 77 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 220 | 220 | 167 | 2 | 45 | 3 | 24 | 185 | 33 | 32 | 36 | 32 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
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