Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 5AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 68 | 284 | 355 | 434 | 514 | 447 | 349 | 741 | 228 | 199 | 166 | 113 | 116 | 113 | 154 | 361 | 376 | 305 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:52PM0.86m | 11:32AM1.07m | 00:49AM0.82m | 12:14PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:39PM0.29m | 5:14AM0.50m | 6:30PM0.30m | 5:54AM0.55m | 7:22PM0.32m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | NE 8 | SSE 15 | S 15 | NE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 68 | 11 | 72 | 112 | 3 | 128 | 176 | 286 | 228 | 199 | 166 | 113 | 116 | 106 | 68 | 361 | 376 | 305 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | E 12 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | E 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 12 | E 12 | S 5 |
| kJ | 9 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 176 | 176 | 126 | 112 | 110 | 69 | 113 | 154 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | ENE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | NE 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 131 | 284 | 355 | 434 | 514 | 447 | 349 | 741 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 184 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 85 | 85 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 486 |
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