
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 12AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 32 | 84 | 107 | 111 | 111 | 137 | 206 | 179 | 179 | 261 | 417 | 336 | 315 | 322 | 322 | 362 | 300 | 235 | 196 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 00:24AM0.93m | 1:03PM1.08m | 1:32AM0.88m | 1:49PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:33PM0.42m | 6:30AM0.34m | 7:36PM0.36m | 7:16AM0.40m | 8:42PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
14 | 32 | 84 | 107 | 111 | 111 | 137 | 206 | 179 | 179 | 261 | 417 | 336 | 315 | 322 | 322 | 362 | 300 | 235 | 196 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 14 | E 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 |
6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 44 | 46 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 15 | E 15 | NE 6 | E 15 | E 14 | NE 7 | E 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | E 13 | SSW 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 12 |
1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 5 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 22 | — | 6 | 19 | 17 | 39 | 37 | 50 | 113 | 108 | 84 | 74 | 66 | 27 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
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