
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (12 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 12AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 44 | 84 | 159 | 215 | 115 | 60 | 53 | 54 | 37 | 42 | 26 | 18 | 58 | 96 | 134 | 131 | 263 | 259 | 198 | 263 | 144 | 131 | 131 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:55PM1.27m | 6:34AM0.86m | 5:51PM1.32m | 7:40AM0.88m | 6:48PM1.36m | 8:39AM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:09AM0.08m | 11:25AM0.51m | 1:09AM-0.00m | 12:26PM0.52m | 2:07AM-0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | |
— | 4:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
17 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 115 | 60 | 53 | 54 | 37 | 42 | 26 | 18 | 58 | 96 | 134 | 131 | 263 | 259 | 198 | 263 | 144 | 131 | 131 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | S 7 | S 8 | NNE 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
5 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 11 | S 14 | S 12 | E 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 8 | E 9 | S 7 | S 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 10 | NE 9 | NE 8 | S 6 |
12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 4 |
13 | 44 | 84 | 159 | 215 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 38 | 34 | 40 | 48 | 48 | 59 | 63 | 57 | 41 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 421 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 677 | 1006 | 486 | 986 | 535 | 927 | 76 | 639 | 639 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
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