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Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia
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Buxton Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
15.1° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Buxton Point today?
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 3PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 8 | E 12 | ENE 12 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | |
505 | 564 | 551 | 553 | 575 | 848 | 908 | 605 | 669 | 425 | 425 | 619 | 660 | 650 | 820 | 1313 | 718 | 361 | 388 | 284 | 224 | 266 | 545 | 699 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 4:15AM0.86m | 4:57PM1.07m | 5:19AM0.82m | 5:31PM1.09m | 6:20AM0.79m | 6:05PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:16AM0.37m | 11:34PM0.40m | 10:54AM0.43m | 00:24AM0.35m | 11:32AM0.49m | 1:09AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | |
— | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | — | 4:45 | |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | SSE 14 | E 12 | SSE 14 | ESE 7 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
411 | 390 | 330 | 347 | 418 | 800 | 18 | 425 | 19 | 379 | 425 | 619 | 660 | 650 | 820 | 1048 | 718 | 256 | 388 | 186 | 196 | 266 | 294 | 380 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 14 | SSW 14 | E 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | ESE 7 | ENE 12 | SSE 14 | E 12 | ENE 12 | S 13 | S 16 | SSE 15 |
44 | 69 | 66 | 62 | 61 | 35 | 35 | 19 | 62 | 425 | 13 | 40 | 71 | 67 | 17 | 37 | 124 | 361 | 20 | 284 | 224 | 3 | 20 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 16 | S 8 | S 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 35 | 63 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
505 | 564 | 551 | 553 | 575 | 848 | 908 | 605 | 669 | — | 314 | 240 | 183 | 169 | 116 | 1313 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 545 | 699 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 97 | 49 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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