
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 6PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
758 | 768 | 644 | 636 | 513 | 174 | 123 | 120 | 86 | 86 | 65 | 65 | 47 | 45 | 36 | 36 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 49 | 24 | 59 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:18AM0.82m | 4:24PM1.03m | 5:58AM0.85m | 5:13PM1.05m | 6:35AM0.90m | 6:03PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:14AM0.59m | 11:29PM0.28m | 11:08AM0.56m | 00:09AM0.26m | 11:59AM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 2 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 8 | S 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
758 | 768 | 644 | 636 | 513 | 115 | 119 | 119 | 86 | 86 | 65 | 65 | 47 | 45 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 24 | 59 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | NE 5 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | NE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 13 | S 8 | S 8 |
— | — | — | 186 | 181 | 174 | 123 | 120 | 69 | 68 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 5 | 36 | 36 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | N 11 | — | — | SSE 14 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | — | SSE 13 | S 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 36 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 18 | — | 17 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 3 | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | N 5 | — | WSW 2 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 4 | NW 2 |
9 | 4 | — | 4 | 11 | 10 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 21 | — | 1 | — | — | 11 | 49 | 16 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 36 | 0 | 61 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 |
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