Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) today (06 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) at 10PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Mon 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1464 | 1202 | 1328 | 1457 | 2229 | 2375 | 2150 | 2544 | 3671 | 4301 | 3953 | 3347 | 2953 | 2246 | 1587 | 1280 | 1062 | 920 | 763 | 527 | 892 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:16AM1.55m | 2:25PM1.74m | 2:48AM1.61m | 2:56PM1.76m | 3:19AM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:14PM0.19m | 8:15AM0.25m | 8:45PM0.14m | 8:48AM0.22m | 9:13PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | |  |  | | | |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | 7:02 |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 373 | 439 | 12 | 1254 | 1871 | 1871 | 2150 | 2544 | 3671 | 4301 | 3953 | 3347 | 2953 | 2246 | 1587 | 1280 | 1062 | 920 | 763 | 527 | 437 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 22 | 23 | — | 12 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 478 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1464 | 1202 | 1328 | 1457 | 2229 | 2375 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 72 | 228 | 475 | 646 | 562 | 465 | 892 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 37 | 846 | 1043 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 380 | 383 | 382 | 382 | 19 | 2 | 2 |
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