Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 1PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 158 | 135 | 135 | 143 | 181 | 69 | 67 | 100 | 93 | 88 | 57 | 60 | 132 | 165 | 176 | 145 | 145 | 120 | 160 | 182 | 151 | 151 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off |
High Tide | 7:19AM1.05m | 7:35PM0.98m | 7:56AM1.11m | 8:36PM0.98m | 8:35AM1.17m | 9:37PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:34PM0.36m | 1:36AM0.34m | 2:25PM0.25m | 2:21AM0.38m | 3:18PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 158 | 135 | 135 | 143 | 41 | 69 | 67 | 100 | 93 | 88 | 57 | 60 | 132 | 165 | 176 | 145 | 145 | 120 | 160 | 182 | 151 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | E 12 | SSE 14 | E 5 | SSE 14 | NE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 79 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 3 | 39 | 23 | 39 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 151 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 15 | S 4 | SSW 5 | E 12 | SSE 14 | E 12 | — | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 75 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 29 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | — | — | S 3 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | WSW 3 | W 3 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | 11 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 181 | 28 | — | — | 7 | 45 | 48 | 28 | 53 | 57 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 55 | 139 | 92 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 102 | 76 | 76 | 102 | 102 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 535 | 612 | 534 |
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