Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (16 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 3AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 322 | 211 | 119 | 96 | 62 | 62 | 71 | 37 | 43 | 65 | 162 | 162 | 125 | 121 | 1089 | 483 | 226 | 212 | 152 | 135 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:39AM0.85m | 1:12PM1.00m | 3:21AM0.87m | 2:00PM0.97m | 4:01AM0.91m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47PM0.24m | 7:25AM0.65m | 8:27PM0.26m | 8:22AM0.64m | 9:06PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 |
 | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:10 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 100 | 77 | 53 | 44 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 65 | 162 | 162 | 125 | 121 | 263 | 8 | 8 | 135 | 135 | 135 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 8 | ENE 8 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | NE 4 | SSE 14 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | S 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | E 12 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 6 | 96 | 62 | 62 | 37 | 37 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | N 12 | ENE 8 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 7 | — | N 5 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 14 | 14 | 71 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | NE 8 | NE 3 | N 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 322 | 211 | 119 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1089 | 483 | 226 | 212 | 152 | 98 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 639 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 7 | 0 | 416 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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