
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 12AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 17 | ESE 17 | S 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
225 | 222 | 71 | 78 | 134 | 137 | 134 | 129 | 83 | 80 | 74 | 71 | 68 | 67 | 149 | 58 | 77 | 85 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:37PM1.30m | 11:11AM0.96m | 10:32PM1.21m | 11:56AM1.00m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41AM0.02m | 4:27PM0.48m | 5:25AM0.10m | 5:30PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 10 | SSE 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 17 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 |
225 | 222 | 53 | 78 | 134 | 137 | 134 | 129 | 83 | 80 | 74 | 71 | 68 | 67 | 149 | 52 | 77 | 85 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | ESE 17 | SSE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 |
— | 4 | 71 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 53 | 58 | 58 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | — | E 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 19 | E 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | ESE 18 | S 6 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | E 10 | ESE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
4 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 1 | 29 | 30 | 2 | 58 | 25 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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