Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 4AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 405 | 102 | 69 | 69 | 75 | 79 | 82 | 98 | 96 | 79 | 68 | 53 | 96 | 91 | 86 | 248 | 299 | 221 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:30AM0.89m | 4:38PM0.97m | 6:07AM0.93m | 5:36PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:46PM0.29m | 10:51AM0.59m | 11:29PM0.29m | 11:47AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 134 | 102 | 69 | 69 | 75 | 79 | 82 | 98 | 96 | 79 | 68 | 53 | 51 | 91 | 86 | 49 | 48 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | SSW 17 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | — | — | — | E 11 | S 21 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 56 | 11 | 6 | 49 | 96 | — | — | — | 2 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | S 22 | S 22 | S 9 | S 9 | S 20 | — | S 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | 1 | 47 | 47 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 405 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 13 | 17 | — | — | — | 69 | 82 | 248 | 299 | 221 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 7 | 102 | 102 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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