Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 5AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 45 | 36 | 33 | 29 | 54 | 41 | 71 | 80 | 36 | 60 | 36 | 23 | 16 | 42 | 119 | 123 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:31AM0.83m | 12:25PM1.05m | 2:23AM0.82m | 1:11PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:54PM0.24m | 6:19AM0.61m | 7:41PM0.27m | 7:05AM0.63m | 8:29PM0.29m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 45 | 45 | 36 | 27 | 24 | 54 | 41 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | ESE 9 | S 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | E 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 10 | 18 | 33 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | E 10 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | NE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | E 10 | S 12 | E 10 | NE 10 | S 16 | E 10 | S 9 | E 10 | S 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 33 | 71 | 80 | 36 | 60 | 36 | — | 6 | 42 | 119 | 123 | 73 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 387 | 238 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 |
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