
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 8PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | 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 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
133 | 172 | 222 | 222 | 296 | 620 | 758 | 768 | 446 | 628 | 612 | 174 | 123 | 116 | 94 | 88 | 66 | 66 | 47 | 45 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 3:33PM1.02m | 5:18AM0.82m | 4:24PM1.03m | 5:58AM0.85m | 5:13PM1.05m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:46PM0.30m | 10:14AM0.59m | 11:29PM0.28m | 11:08AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | 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 |
133 | 148 | 101 | 96 | 296 | 620 | 758 | 768 | 446 | 628 | 612 | 124 | 119 | 116 | 94 | 88 | 66 | 66 | 47 | 45 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 9 | — | — | — | S 9 | S 10 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | NE 4 |
133 | 172 | 222 | 222 | 74 | — | — | — | 74 | 223 | 458 | 174 | 123 | 107 | 69 | 68 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | N 11 | — | — | SSE 14 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 36 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NW 2 | WNW 2 | — | NE 4 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
3 | — | 10 | 20 | 28 | 26 | 17 | 6 | — | 2 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 10 | 19 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 381 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 97 | 0 | 0 |
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