
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 1AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
153 | 283 | 172 | 174 | 184 | 240 | 237 | 231 | 225 | 222 | 71 | 77 | 131 | 137 | 134 | 129 | 82 | 78 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 67 | 98 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:41PM1.36m | 10:23AM0.94m | 9:37PM1.30m | 11:11AM0.96m | 10:32PM1.21m | 11:56AM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53AM-0.04m | 3:25PM0.49m | 4:41AM0.02m | 4:27PM0.48m | 5:25AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 10 | SSE 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSE 12 |
153 | 283 | 172 | 174 | 184 | 240 | 237 | 231 | 225 | 222 | 50 | 77 | 131 | 137 | 134 | 129 | 82 | 78 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 67 | 98 | 51 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SSW 6 | S 6 | NE 12 | — | E 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | ESE 18 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 |
1 | 1 | 30 | 18 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 5 | — | 4 | 71 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | E 8 | S 5 | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 14 | E 15 | — | E 11 | E 14 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 19 | E 14 | SE 18 | SE 18 | E 11 | E 10 | S 6 | SSE 18 | E 10 | SSE 16 |
1 | — | 1 | 9 | — | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 50 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
3 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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