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Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia
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Buxton Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
15.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Buxton Point today?
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 7AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | |
120 | 94 | 152 | 164 | 141 | 247 | 237 | 229 | 407 | 196 | 250 | 262 | 268 | 234 | 234 | 221 | 232 | 294 | 307 | 336 | 329 | 322 | 280 | 274 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:54AM0.96m | 7:29PM1.28m | 9:01AM0.96m | 8:19PM1.32m | 10:06AM0.95m | 9:11PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:34AM0.11m | 1:15PM0.44m | 2:31AM0.01m | 2:08PM0.49m | 3:29AM-0.05m | 3:02PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSE 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 14 | S 14 | E 7 | S 19 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
19 | 21 | 67 | 67 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 7 | 173 | 196 | 250 | 262 | 268 | 234 | 234 | 221 | 232 | 294 | 307 | 336 | 329 | 322 | 280 | 274 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 14 | S 15 | E 12 | S 12 | S 14 | — | S 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 23 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 |
— | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — |
120 | 94 | 152 | 164 | 141 | 247 | 237 | 229 | 407 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 97 | 381 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 76 | 0 | 0 |
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