Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 6PM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
27 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 56 | 48 | 80 | 82 | 165 | 218 | 222 | 222 | 121 | 107 | 120 | 115 | 167 | 186 | 138 | 108 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:38PM1.04m | 4:15AM0.74m | 3:26PM1.05m | 5:11AM0.75m | 4:15PM1.06m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:58PM0.35m | 8:50AM0.58m | 10:49PM0.33m | 9:44AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
27 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 18 | 48 | 80 | 82 | 165 | 117 | 117 | 122 | 103 | 106 | 103 | 79 | 79 | 59 | 57 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 |
19 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 56 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 218 | 222 | 222 | 121 | 107 | 120 | 115 | 167 | 186 | 138 | 108 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 15 | E 8 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | S 11 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SSE 18 | N 7 | — | — | NE 6 |
7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | 32 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | WNW 2 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 |
1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 120 | 177 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 85 | 535 | 537 | 535 | 535 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 15 |
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