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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
16.2° C
(Which is 1.7°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 1AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | |
83 | 82 | 80 | 263 | 402 | 603 | 474 | 389 | 368 | 773 | 226 | 183 | 146 | 119 | 137 | 562 | 588 | 173 | 155 | 133 | 137 | 624 | 198 | 482 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:44PM1.03m | 1:55PM0.84m | 00:28AM1.02m | 2:39PM0.87m | 1:18AM1.00m | 3:20PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45PM0.64m | 7:04AM0.24m | 6:36PM0.65m | 7:46AM0.24m | 7:33PM0.64m | 8:28AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 10 | E 10 | SSE 15 | ENE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 8 | E 12 |
55 | 31 | 78 | 51 | 126 | 33 | 123 | 167 | 167 | 316 | 226 | 183 | 146 | 119 | 137 | 159 | 191 | 173 | 155 | 133 | 137 | 624 | 107 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 16 | S 15 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | E 12 | SSE 14 | — |
78 | 78 | 80 | 112 | 33 | 2 | 34 | 33 | 19 | 120 | 118 | 115 | 66 | 62 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 70 | 71 | 66 | 11 | 198 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | N 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 16 | — | E 12 | — |
83 | 82 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 50 | — | 10 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WNW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 8 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | S 8 | S 8 | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | SSE 13 |
5 | 7 | 52 | 263 | 402 | 603 | 474 | 389 | 368 | 773 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 562 | 588 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 482 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 0 | 49 | 639 | 671 | 164 | 164 | 36 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 316 |
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