Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (13 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 9PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 14 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 66 | 138 | 239 | 286 | 373 | 355 | 302 | 273 | 313 | 328 | 329 | 351 | 130 | 101 | 79 | 66 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:48PM0.87m | 11:03AM1.10m | 00:40AM0.85m | 11:43AM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55AM0.55m | 6:08PM0.22m | 5:35AM0.58m | 6:54PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | NE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 14 | E 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 66 | 138 | 145 | 147 | 104 | 4 | 302 | 41 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 207 | 130 | 101 | 79 | 66 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | NE 13 | NE 10 | — | S 15 | E 10 | — | — | E 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | — | 18 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | N 9 | N 13 | — | E 10 | NE 8 | N 12 | NE 12 | E 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 13 | — | NE 8 | S 13 | S 12 | E 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 70 | 97 | 239 | 286 | 373 | 355 | 10 | 273 | 313 | 328 | 329 | 351 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 618 | 639 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 384 | 381 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 76 | 76 |
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