Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (23 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 11PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1032 | 1245 | 1266 | 319 | 211 | 188 | 158 | 135 | 138 | 120 | 153 | 181 | 219 | 314 | 93 | 72 | 72 | 100 | 207 | 216 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:35PM0.97m | 7:19AM1.05m | 7:35PM0.98m | 7:56AM1.11m | 8:36PM0.98m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:53AM0.30m | 1:34PM0.36m | 1:36AM0.34m | 2:25PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 314 | 402 | 393 | 319 | 211 | 188 | 158 | 135 | 138 | 120 | 41 | 39 | 19 | 42 | 93 | 72 | 72 | 100 | 207 | 216 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 4 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 4 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 5 | S 15 |
| kJ | 59 | 53 | 87 | 87 | 4 | 82 | 79 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 47 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 16 | S 4 | E 13 | E 13 | S 15 | SSW 15 | E 12 | ENE 12 | S 18 | SSE 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 11 | S 15 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 85 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 109 | 71 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 |
| kJ | 1032 | 1245 | 1266 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 153 | 181 | 219 | 314 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 27 | 21 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 80 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
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