Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (30 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 7PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 217 | 227 | 169 | 176 | 149 | 116 | 110 | 86 | 70 | 65 | 65 | 47 | 174 | 150 | 155 | 199 | 209 | 220 | 216 | 184 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:24PM1.15m | 9:59AM0.87m | 9:05PM1.13m | 10:34AM0.91m | 9:47PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:31AM0.17m | 2:59PM0.55m | 4:05AM0.18m | 3:48PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 217 | 227 | 169 | 176 | 149 | 116 | 110 | 86 | 70 | 65 | 65 | 43 | 174 | 150 | 155 | 199 | 209 | 220 | 216 | 184 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 71 | 46 | 48 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 44 | 33 | 42 | 25 | 47 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 48 | 90 | 91 | 135 | 137 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NNE 3 | S 18 | S 18 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 162 | 89 | 89 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | N 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 8 | — | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 15 | 15 |
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