Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 5AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 126 | 96 | 68 | 53 | 96 | 92 | 91 | 287 | 315 | 221 | 151 | 382 | 178 | 791 | 1194 | 1296 | 309 | 738 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:07AM0.93m | 5:36PM0.97m | 6:43AM0.99m | 6:35PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:29PM0.29m | 11:47AM0.53m | 00:11AM0.29m | 12:41PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 20 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 126 | 96 | 68 | 53 | 50 | 92 | 86 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 23 | 136 | 178 | 232 | 343 | 402 | 309 | 262 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 17 | — | — | E 12 | E 11 | S 21 | S 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 56 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 96 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 37 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 53 | 51 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | E 15 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 47 | 47 | 49 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NW 3 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 17 | — | — | — | 69 | 91 | 287 | 315 | 221 | 151 | 382 | 239 | 791 | 1194 | 1296 | 2 | 738 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 80 | 36 | 61 |
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