
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 8AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | E 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
181 | 188 | 290 | 443 | 411 | 332 | 290 | 269 | 272 | 305 | 264 | 148 | 274 | 274 | 245 | 186 | 118 | 118 | 104 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 71 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:25AM0.85m | 5:37PM1.31m | 7:22AM0.88m | 6:36PM1.33m | 8:14AM0.90m | 7:33PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56PM0.07m | 11:12AM0.52m | 00:54AM0.03m | 12:14PM0.50m | 1:48AM0.01m | 1:15PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | E 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 12 |
181 | 188 | 290 | 443 | 411 | 332 | 290 | 269 | 258 | 305 | 115 | 90 | 274 | 274 | 245 | 186 | 98 | 118 | 104 | 75 | 75 | 55 | 54 | 71 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | E 7 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NNE 9 | SSE 16 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 10 | ESE 12 | E 11 | ENE 10 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | SSE 15 | ENE 10 |
23 | 54 | 72 | 69 | 101 | 100 | 6 | 6 | 272 | 48 | 264 | 148 | 64 | 34 | 32 | 46 | 118 | 86 | 72 | 86 | 83 | 34 | 77 | 37 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | SSE 20 | E 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSW 16 | E 12 | SSE 15 | E 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 10 | SSE 15 |
9 | 75 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 3 | 22 | 76 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 50 | 51 | 11 | 84 | 82 | 30 | 42 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 2 | — | S 6 | WSW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 |
— | — | — | — | 291 | 53 | 115 | 171 | 158 | 130 | 228 | 1 | — | 75 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 35 | 65 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 184 | 85 | 164 | 534 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 49 | 49 | 76 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 36 | 0 |
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