Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 3AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the W by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 14 | SSW 7 | SSE 13 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 97 | 94 | 97 | 94 | 59 | 57 | 86 | 85 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 58 | 42 | 39 | 181 | 35 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:03PM1.08m | 6:44AM0.79m | 5:49PM1.10m | 7:24AM0.82m | 6:34PM1.12m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:20AM0.27m | 11:28AM0.57m | 1:00AM0.24m | 12:18PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 97 | 94 | 97 | 94 | 59 | 57 | 86 | 85 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 58 | 42 | 31 | 38 | 26 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 16 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 15 | S 16 | SSE 13 | NNE 3 | ENE 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 9 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 19 | 16 | 39 | 138 | 181 | 75 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 384 | 483 | 80 | 15 | 80 | 0 |
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