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Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia
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Buxton Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
16.2° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Buxton Point today?
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 8AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | |
161 | 144 | 141 | 239 | 148 | 104 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 113 | 453 | 524 | 513 | 421 | 388 | 302 | 243 | 188 | 153 | 137 | 177 | 826 | 1011 | 197 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 11:02PM1.05m | 1:09PM0.83m | 11:44PM1.03m | 1:55PM0.84m | 00:28AM1.02m | 2:39PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21AM0.23m | 5:45PM0.64m | 7:04AM0.24m | 6:36PM0.65m | 7:46AM0.24m | 7:33PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 11 |
3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
161 | 144 | 141 | 108 | 106 | 62 | 50 | 78 | 78 | 113 | 74 | 113 | 167 | 165 | 165 | 302 | 243 | 188 | 153 | 137 | 177 | 166 | 180 | 197 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 13 | N 7 | S 18 | SSE 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 16 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
29 | 34 | 8 | 24 | 48 | 104 | 78 | 30 | 80 | 51 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 163 | 116 | 115 | 65 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 35 | 59 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | S 18 | S 18 | N 7 | N 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
34 | 6 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 84 | 83 | 81 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | WSW 3 |
1 | 31 | 183 | 239 | 148 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 44 | 217 | 453 | 524 | 513 | 421 | 388 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | — | 826 | 1011 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 671 | 85 | 15 | 36 | 0 | 49 | 49 | 639 | 639 | 671 | 164 | 164 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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