Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 5PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSW 15 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 71 | 106 | 100 | 210 | 400 | 597 | 2379 | 694 | 358 | 268 | 194 | 125 | 103 | 113 | 390 | 591 | 337 | 286 | 325 | 173 | 270 | 218 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:25PM1.08m | 4:43AM0.72m | 4:08PM1.08m | 5:44AM0.73m | 4:51PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38AM0.51m | 10:41PM0.36m | 9:22AM0.55m | 11:30PM0.32m | 10:11AM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | -1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | ENE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 14 | S 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 71 | 106 | 100 | 210 | 400 | 597 | 9 | 397 | 358 | 268 | 194 | 125 | 103 | 80 | 390 | 591 | 337 | 286 | 325 | 173 | 270 | 218 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | ENE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | N 6 | NE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 9 | — | 9 | 316 | 246 | 181 | 125 | 70 | 113 | 1 | 3 | 141 | 99 | 14 | 74 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | N 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 10 | — | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SSW 15 | S 9 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 25 | 43 | 53 | 58 | 84 | 85 | 2379 | 694 | 39 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 37 | 16 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 80 | 730 | 537 | 535 | 537 | 537 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 61 | 590 | 80 | 535 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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