Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 8AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 7 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 32 | 47 | 83 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 103 | 237 | 100 | 96 | 96 | 83 | 80 | 65 | 59 | 25 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 64 | 529 | 371 |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:14AM1.10m | 10:04PM0.94m | 9:49AM1.12m | 10:56PM0.90m | 10:25AM1.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01AM0.38m | 3:50PM0.25m | 3:38AM0.45m | 4:37PM0.22m | 4:16AM0.50m | 5:23PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | NE 6 | SSE 16 | NE 6 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 42 | 32 | 22 | 35 | 35 | 127 | 24 | 80 | 94 | 35 | 91 | 96 | 78 | 80 | 65 | 59 | 25 | 21 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 64 | 72 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | S 16 | E 8 | S 16 | E 8 | E 9 | SSE 17 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 4 | S 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | NE 13 |
| kJ | 35 | 14 | 47 | 83 | 127 | 35 | 127 | 22 | 25 | 100 | 37 | 34 | 38 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 8 | S 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 10 | SSE 15 | NE 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | SSE 14 | NE 8 | S 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 13 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 34 | 2 | 45 | 4 | 96 | 86 | 83 | 48 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 41 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | N 7 | NNE 3 | NW 2 | NNW 2 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | SSW 9 | SSE 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 103 | 237 | 76 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 18 | — | 3 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 47 | 68 | 204 | 529 | 371 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 49 | 61 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 61 | 36 | 0 | 61 | 76 | 0 | 486 | 486 | 0 | 80 | 590 | 655 | 639 | 266 | 0 |
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