
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 9AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 14 | NNE 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
195 | 195 | 115 | 125 | 60 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 62 | 51 | 51 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 37 | 48 | 41 | 36 | 55 | 59 | 49 | 50 | 37 | 40 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:37PM0.97m | 10:20AM1.17m | 11:39PM0.93m | 11:08AM1.18m | 00:45AM0.90m | 12:02PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:10AM0.44m | 5:13PM0.14m | 4:57AM0.49m | 6:12PM0.12m | 5:50AM0.54m | 7:15PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
195 | 58 | 40 | 36 | 60 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 62 | 51 | 51 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 37 | 48 | 33 | 36 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 23 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
8 | 152 | 115 | 125 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 41 | — | 37 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | — | — | E 12 | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 |
— | 7 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 2 | S 2 | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 |
38 | 195 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 55 | 59 | 49 | 50 | 33 | 26 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 49 | 76 | 85 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 483 | 612 | 102 | 0 | 0 |
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