Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 8AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
179 | 237 | 240 | 240 | 176 | 169 | 167 | 120 | 116 | 111 | 76 | 76 | 63 | 58 | 53 | 85 | 82 | 70 | 61 | 39 | 56 | 52 | 84 | 80 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:27AM1.01m | 10:16PM1.10m | 11:08AM1.04m | 11:10PM1.00m | 11:47AM1.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:06AM0.15m | 4:12PM0.39m | 4:45AM0.23m | 5:11PM0.38m | 5:22AM0.32m | 6:10PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
75 | 107 | 101 | 113 | 119 | 119 | 116 | 90 | 88 | 65 | 58 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 24 | 85 | 82 | 70 | 61 | 39 | 38 | 32 | 31 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 15 | S 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
179 | 237 | 240 | 240 | 176 | 169 | 167 | 120 | 116 | 111 | 76 | 76 | 63 | 58 | 53 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 56 | 52 | 84 | 80 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 14 | E 14 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
33 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 76 | 76 | 0 |
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