Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 9PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 14 | NE 9 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 100 | 103 | 97 | 94 | 97 | 94 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 85 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 35 | 53 | 54 | 67 | 47 | 160 | 115 |
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 | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | | | | |  | |  | | |  | | | | |  | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 100 | 103 | 97 | 94 | 97 | 94 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 85 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 35 | 53 | 54 | 57 | 47 | 35 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 14 | S 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 67 | 39 | 35 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | NNE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 16 | SSE 13 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | E 6 | SE 14 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 20 | 40 | 8 | 37 | 1 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | W 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 39 | 68 | 160 | 115 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 76 | 421 | 534 | 535 | 590 | 238 | 0 |
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