
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 10AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
266 | 186 | 125 | 113 | 223 | 168 | 102 | 93 | 66 | 67 | 107 | 138 | 135 | 126 | 165 | 163 | 288 | 589 | 620 | 636 | 636 | 620 | 240 | 172 | |
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 | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:41AM0.78m | 2:41PM1.01m | 4:32AM0.79m | 3:33PM1.02m | 5:18AM0.82m | 4:24PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22AM0.61m | 9:59PM0.32m | 9:19AM0.61m | 10:46PM0.30m | 10:14AM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 2 | -1 | -2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
85 | 106 | 84 | 64 | 223 | 168 | 102 | 93 | 66 | 67 | 107 | 51 | 113 | 122 | 129 | 99 | 288 | 589 | 620 | 636 | 636 | 620 | 115 | 119 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 9 | E 12 | — | — | — | S 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
266 | 186 | 125 | 113 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 138 | 135 | 126 | 165 | 163 | 59 | 3 | — | — | — | 219 | 240 | 172 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 4 | SE 13 | E 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 14 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
1 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 38 | 135 | 127 | 66 | 20 | 13 | 21 | 27 | 38 | 29 | 22 | 12 | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 147 | 85 | 535 | 535 | 639 | 709 | 671 | 952 | 384 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 671 | 76 | 0 |
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