Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 9PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
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 Fri morning, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 72 | 70 | 67 | 70 | 71 | 74 | 74 | 103 | 92 | 427 | 517 | 473 | 591 | 550 | 482 | 363 | 377 | 318 | 311 | 267 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:02PM1.15m | 8:45AM0.81m | 7:44PM1.15m | 9:23AM0.84m | 8:24PM1.15m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:19AM0.20m | 1:26PM0.57m | 2:56AM0.18m | 2:12PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 33 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 55 | 31 | 20 | 103 | 92 | 39 | 41 | 473 | 591 | 550 | 482 | 363 | 377 | 318 | 311 | 267 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | S 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 72 | 70 | 67 | 70 | 71 | 74 | 74 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 46 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | S 16 | — | — | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 51 | 48 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 19 | — | — | 37 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | SW 4 | S 7 | S 8 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 15 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 47 | 427 | 517 | 40 | 49 | 26 | 21 | 28 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 76 | 49 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 691 | 691 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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