
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 3AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
84 | 129 | 123 | 111 | 137 | 188 | 184 | 196 | 205 | 281 | 365 | 292 | 300 | 277 | 354 | 273 | 217 | 165 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 00:24AM0.93m | 1:03PM1.08m | 1:32AM0.88m | 1:49PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:33PM0.42m | 6:30AM0.34m | 7:36PM0.36m | 7:16AM0.40m | 8:42PM0.28m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
84 | 129 | 123 | 111 | 137 | 188 | 184 | 196 | 205 | 281 | 365 | 292 | 300 | 277 | 354 | 273 | 217 | 165 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NE 6 | S 10 | E 15 | NE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | E 13 | S 16 | S 6 | E 18 | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 |
4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | NE 6 | S 21 | E 14 | NE 7 | NE 6 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | E 13 | S 16 | SSW 16 | — | E 18 | E 12 |
4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 24 | — | 6 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | S 9 | S 4 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — |
— | 1 | 3 | 16 | 29 | — | — | 129 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 94 | 27 | 15 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
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