Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 10PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 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 (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | E 12 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 194 | 385 | 224 | 220 | 308 | 280 | 198 | 141 | 106 | 80 | 75 | 68 | 130 | 124 | 127 | 127 | 239 | 324 | 324 | 256 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:36PM1.33m | 8:14AM0.90m | 7:33PM1.32m | 9:01AM0.94m | 8:28PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48AM0.01m | 1:15PM0.48m | 2:38AM0.03m | 2:14PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 12 | E 10 | E 12 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 194 | 385 | 185 | 220 | 308 | 280 | 198 | 141 | 106 | 80 | 50 | 49 | 130 | 124 | 127 | 127 | 239 | 324 | 324 | 256 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 12 | ENE 10 | SSE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 |
| kJ | 56 | 40 | 224 | 127 | 7 | 90 | 86 | 77 | 71 | 71 | 54 | 38 | 50 | 49 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 73 | 65 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 5 | ENE 10 | ESE 9 | ENE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 12 | E 9 |
| kJ | 134 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 85 | 84 | 48 | 75 | 68 | 8 | 35 | 29 | 31 | 46 | 15 | 14 | 62 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | 60 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 28 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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