
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 8AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
152 | 127 | 339 | 102 | 131 | 95 | 61 | 57 | 28 | 18 | 47 | 83 | 127 | 127 | 126 | 121 | 350 | 117 | 126 | 84 | 98 | 114 | 78 | 60 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:39AM1.08m | 9:10PM0.98m | 9:14AM1.10m | 10:04PM0.94m | 9:49AM1.12m | 10:56PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23AM0.32m | 3:01PM0.29m | 3:01AM0.38m | 3:50PM0.25m | 3:38AM0.45m | 4:37PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 6 | S 15 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 16 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
64 | 127 | 77 | 102 | 131 | 95 | 61 | 57 | 28 | 18 | 26 | 36 | 127 | 127 | 32 | 121 | 131 | 117 | 126 | 84 | 98 | 81 | 78 | 60 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | E 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | E 8 | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 4 | E 8 |
44 | 48 | 80 | 77 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 47 | 83 | 35 | 34 | 126 | 22 | 74 | 100 | 86 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | E 10 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 10 | SSE 18 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 16 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 15 |
3 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 34 | 2 | 64 | 16 | 16 | 84 | 38 | 22 | 22 | 44 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNW 4 | NNE 7 | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | — | NW 2 | WNW 2 | NNW 2 | NE 3 | NW 2 | — | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | ENE 8 | — | WNW 2 |
152 | 11 | 339 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 107 | 350 | — | 3 | 6 | — | 114 | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 76 | 61 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 534 | 486 |
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