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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
15.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Buxton Point today?
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 9PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 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 Fri morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 20 | S 18 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 21 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | |
198 | 165 | 147 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 70 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 17 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 35 | 41 | 178 | 93 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | |
High Tide | 4:39PM1.02m | 4:25AM0.96m | 5:18PM1.09m | 5:35AM0.96m | 5:59PM1.16m | 6:46AM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:39PM0.47m | 10:45AM0.28m | 11:38PM0.35m | 11:33AM0.32m | 00:37AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | |
— | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | |
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Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 |
13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ENE 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 19 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
73 | 73 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 39 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 30 | 27 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 75 | 93 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 18 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | ENE 3 | SSE 9 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | S 22 | S 21 | SSE 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 |
198 | 165 | 147 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 70 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 6 | 64 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 8 | SE 7 |
32 | 27 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 2 | NE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 41 | 178 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 76 | 61 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 97 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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