
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (12 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 11PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon morning, light winds from the NW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
54 | 44 | 30 | 17 | 40 | 84 | 146 | 132 | 186 | 266 | 266 | 266 | 203 | 201 | 146 | 131 | 129 | 127 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 77 | 75 | 72 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:51PM1.32m | 7:40AM0.88m | 6:48PM1.36m | 8:39AM0.89m | 7:45PM1.38m | 9:33AM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09AM-0.00m | 12:26PM0.52m | 2:07AM-0.05m | 1:25PM0.52m | 3:01AM-0.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | |
— | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
54 | 44 | 30 | 17 | 18 | 84 | 146 | 132 | 186 | 266 | 266 | 266 | 203 | 201 | 146 | 131 | 129 | 127 | 82 | 81 | 58 | 59 | 33 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | NW 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 32 | 1 | 18 | 79 | 77 | 75 | 72 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | S 14 | S 11 | E 10 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | E 8 | NNE 6 | E 9 | S 7 | E 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | S 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
21 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 22 | 45 | 36 | 27 | 47 | 50 | 50 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 810 | 901 | 971 | 486 | 531 | 925 | 486 | 486 | 1056 | 1054 | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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