Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 11AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 18 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 301 | 235 | 181 | 138 | 110 | 222 | 98 | 98 | 83 | 81 | 71 | 67 | 100 | 65 | 101 | 100 | 100 | 163 | 207 | 331 | 405 | 331 | 143 | 105 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 8:36AM0.90m | 8:02PM1.12m | 9:10AM0.95m | 8:49PM1.09m | 9:44AM0.99m | 9:38PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14AM0.21m | 1:55PM0.49m | 2:49AM0.21m | 2:45PM0.45m | 3:24AM0.24m | 3:35PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 6 | S 14 | S 6 | S 6 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 301 | 235 | 181 | 138 | 110 | 120 | 98 | 98 | 74 | 54 | 52 | 12 | 100 | 19 | 18 | 100 | 100 | 163 | 207 | 331 | 405 | 331 | 63 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 18 | ENE 9 | SSE 17 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 15 | ESE 10 | S 7 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 19 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 62 | 7 | 56 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 71 | 37 | 14 | 65 | 101 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 143 | 105 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 18 | S 6 | SSW 17 | ENE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 6 | SSE 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 19 | 9 | 32 | 6 | 59 | 9 | 86 | 83 | 81 | 14 | 67 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 18 | SW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | SW 2 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 222 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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