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Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia
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Buxton Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
15.3° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Buxton Point today?
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 8AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | E 9 | NE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 6 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | |
129 | 126 | 77 | 71 | 43 | 51 | 47 | 68 | 101 | 235 | 329 | 406 | 467 | 609 | 609 | 750 | 791 | 730 | 609 | 599 | 589 | 505 | 486 | 478 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 1:04AM1.12m | 2:51PM0.97m | 2:06AM1.03m | 3:38PM1.00m | 3:10AM0.94m | 4:19PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07AM0.14m | 8:19PM0.54m | 8:54AM0.22m | 9:30PM0.51m | 9:37AM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
90 | 64 | 61 | 61 | 43 | 43 | 47 | 68 | 41 | 235 | 329 | 406 | 467 | 609 | 609 | 750 | 791 | 730 | 609 | 599 | 589 | 505 | 486 | 478 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 14 |
129 | 126 | 77 | 71 | 41 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 54 | 44 | 53 | 53 | 39 | 48 | 72 | 67 | 58 | 50 | 47 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | S 8 | — | — | E 16 | ENE 15 | ENE 13 | S 13 | S 9 | S 12 | SSE 16 | SSW 8 | SW 11 | — | — | S 19 | SW 19 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 10 |
6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 21 | 70 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 53 | 13 | 4 | — | — | 7 | 14 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 |
2 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 37 | 51 | 45 | 36 | 101 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 76 | 76 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
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