Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 11PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
56 | 85 | 31 | 32 | 47 | 39 | 43 | 42 | 352 | 324 | 430 | 257 | 291 | 194 | 183 | 204 | 228 | 352 | 407 | 356 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:49PM1.10m | 7:24AM0.82m | 6:34PM1.12m | 8:00AM0.86m | 7:18PM1.13m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:00AM0.24m | 12:18PM0.55m | 1:38AM0.22m | 1:06PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
56 | 85 | 31 | 32 | 47 | 39 | 43 | 42 | 34 | 27 | 18 | 19 | 181 | 194 | 183 | 204 | 228 | 352 | 407 | 356 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 28 | 27 | 40 | 21 | 8 | 36 | 34 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 39 | 37 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 16 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 15 | SE 14 | NE 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
2 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 19 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | WNW 3 |
— | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 21 | 98 | 352 | 324 | 430 | 257 | 291 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 483 | 483 | 483 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
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