Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 1PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
365 | 215 | 327 | 247 | 243 | 239 | 243 | 243 | 243 | 243 | 115 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 81 | 79 | 75 | 55 | 54 | 35 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:44AM0.99m | 9:38PM1.05m | 10:20AM1.04m | 10:31PM1.00m | 10:58AM1.08m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:35PM0.41m | 4:01AM0.28m | 4:28PM0.36m | 4:39AM0.33m | 5:23PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
365 | 215 | 327 | 247 | 243 | 239 | 243 | 243 | 243 | 243 | 115 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 69 | 72 | 75 | 55 | 27 | 22 | 41 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | S 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | NE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
8 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 63 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 47 | 19 | 54 | 35 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | S 22 | S 22 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | — | NE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
2 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 61 | 30 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 47 | 21 | 20 | 39 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | N 3 | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 4 |
6 | 2 | — | 5 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | — | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 76 | 85 | 76 | 590 | 0 |
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