Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (29 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 10PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 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) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 10 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 543 | 521 | 474 | 384 | 378 | 312 | 322 | 346 | 96 | 95 | 89 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 52 | 66 | 234 | 84 | 131 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:44AM0.93m | 11:47AM1.25m | 1:46AM0.92m | 12:44PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:40AM0.56m | 7:02PM0.02m | 6:39AM0.58m | 8:01PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 543 | 521 | 474 | 384 | 378 | 312 | 322 | 346 | 96 | 68 | 65 | 43 | 64 | 65 | 52 | 52 | 84 | 84 | 131 | 104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | NE 4 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 67 | 40 | 40 | 65 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 51 | 34 | 33 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | NE 10 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 9 | E 9 | — | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSW 12 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 38 | 18 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 16 | 30 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NNW 3 | WNW 2 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 31 | 95 | 89 | — | — | 15 | 49 | 66 | 234 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 76 | 76 | 61 | 36 | 0 |
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