Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (06 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 10PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s 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 (06 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 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 Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 17 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 16 | SE 7 | SSE 15 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 378 | 293 | 250 | 187 | 135 | 96 | 82 | 65 | 56 | 47 | 47 | 82 | 73 | 59 | 52 | 54 | 50 | 27 | 45 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:49PM1.13m | 2:48AM0.84m | 2:41PM1.17m | 4:05AM0.83m | 3:38PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:42PM0.28m | 8:09AM0.46m | 9:49PM0.21m | 9:07AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 378 | 293 | 250 | 187 | 135 | 96 | 82 | 65 | 56 | 47 | 35 | 82 | 73 | 51 | 51 | 54 | 37 | 27 | 32 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 18 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | S 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 5 | ESE 10 | E 10 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 15 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 51 | 4 | 34 | 47 | 25 | 61 | 59 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 45 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | — | E 18 | E 12 | S 14 | E 12 | SE 16 | SE 12 | SSE 16 | S 5 | S 19 | S 4 | — | E 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 4 | 27 | 2 | — | 2 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 20 | 11 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 139 | 120 | 121 | 72 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 0 |
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