Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (01 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 7PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
55 | 54 | 35 | 37 | 17 | 43 | 47 | 84 | 83 | 138 | 135 | 133 | 125 | 110 | 110 | 109 | 109 | 112 | 112 | 172 | |
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 | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:29PM0.95m | 11:40AM1.11m | 00:33AM0.90m | 12:28PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23PM0.31m | 5:20AM0.39m | 6:22PM0.27m | 6:06AM0.45m | 7:25PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | NE 7 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | NE 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 |
55 | 27 | 35 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 37 | 84 | 83 | 138 | 135 | 133 | 125 | 110 | 23 | 109 | 109 | 112 | 112 | 172 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | S 5 | NE 8 | SSE 10 | ENE 12 | NE 11 | S 15 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 5 | S 7 | S 7 |
16 | 54 | 20 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 47 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 110 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | E 9 | SSE 14 | S 15 | SSE 15 | NNE 6 | S 4 | S 5 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NNE 8 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NNE 4 | E 12 | NE 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 11 |
47 | 42 | 2 | 37 | 17 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 6 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
4 | 6 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 38 | 42 | 52 | 52 | 61 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 76 | 76 | 95 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 61 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 97 | 0 | 618 | 639 | 535 |
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