
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 10AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SSE 16 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
83 | 79 | 77 | 45 | 44 | 59 | 90 | 86 | 94 | 136 | 163 | 154 | 124 | 209 | 182 | 133 | 176 | 138 | 303 | 207 | 217 | 60 | 69 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:24AM1.00m | 7:17PM1.06m | 8:02AM1.04m | 8:14PM1.02m | 8:39AM1.08m | 9:10PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:59AM0.21m | 1:14PM0.41m | 1:42AM0.26m | 2:09PM0.35m | 2:23AM0.32m | 3:01PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | ESE 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 |
69 | 35 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 45 | 84 | 27 | 94 | 136 | 163 | 154 | 113 | 106 | 77 | 88 | 64 | 64 | 226 | 207 | 217 | 60 | 69 | 41 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSE 15 | S 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
83 | 79 | 25 | 23 | 44 | 6 | 15 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 54 | 33 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | E 14 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 14 | E 13 | ENE 10 | — | — | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
27 | 26 | 77 | 45 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | — | — | 39 | 48 | 33 | 23 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 |
1 | — | — | 4 | 25 | 59 | 90 | 55 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 31 | 124 | 209 | 182 | 133 | 176 | 138 | 303 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 381 | 381 | 238 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 61 | 61 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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