
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 8AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | 87 | 95 | 95 | 176 | 184 | 269 | 953 | 838 | 805 | 706 | 666 | 639 | 521 | 474 | 384 | 372 | 307 | 317 | 281 | 96 | 68 | 65 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 10:03AM1.25m | 11:41PM0.95m | 10:53AM1.26m | 00:44AM0.93m | 11:47AM1.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:55AM0.48m | 5:07PM0.03m | 4:46AM0.53m | 6:04PM0.01m | 5:40AM0.56m | 7:02PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 7 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 6 |
21 | 87 | 95 | 95 | 176 | 184 | 94 | 953 | 838 | 805 | 706 | 666 | 639 | 521 | 474 | 384 | 372 | 307 | 317 | 281 | 96 | 68 | 65 | 38 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | SSE 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 9 |
55 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 269 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 66 | 40 | 39 | 64 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | — | ENE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 15 | NE 10 | SE 14 | E 9 | SSE 14 |
6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 38 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | N 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | NNE 10 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — |
18 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 44 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 12 | 45 | 48 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 535 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 |
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