Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 4AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the NNE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 113 | 231 | 234 | 308 | 324 | 263 | 273 | 276 | 276 | 206 | 203 | 269 | 263 | 193 | 122 | 170 | 79 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:43AM0.86m | 1:21PM1.16m | 2:56AM0.84m | 2:20PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:25PM0.23m | 6:58AM0.50m | 8:30PM0.19m | 7:56AM0.53m | 9:37PM0.16m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 113 | 231 | 234 | 308 | 324 | 263 | 273 | 276 | 276 | 206 | 203 | 269 | 263 | 193 | 122 | 69 | 62 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 11 | E 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 9 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 19 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 57 | 56 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 170 | 79 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | N 8 | E 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 6 | NE 6 | E 11 | NE 11 | E 11 | S 11 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SE 10 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 130 | 4 | 78 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | — | S 10 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 103 | 63 | 30 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 75 | 59 | — | 45 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 534 | 532 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 61 | 0 | 61 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 184 |
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