Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (17 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 8PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 11 | S 7 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | 33 | 23 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 52 | 31 | 110 | 32 | 82 | 116 | 105 | 58 | 108 | 134 | 84 | 51 | 117 | 662 | 576 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:52PM1.34m | 11:46AM0.94m | 10:49PM1.27m | 12:37PM0.96m | 11:46PM1.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:40PM0.54m | 5:07AM-0.05m | 4:42PM0.54m | 5:58AM0.02m | 5:47PM0.53m | 6:46AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | |
— | 4:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:40 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:40 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 6 | NE 10 | SSE 8 | S 8 | NE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | NE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
33 | 33 | 9 | 33 | 24 | 34 | 28 | 21 | 21 | 52 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 21 | 116 | 105 | 22 | 108 | 134 | 84 | 51 | 117 | 76 | 76 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 10 | SSE 16 | NE 6 | ENE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
3 | 1 | 15 | 25 | 34 | 37 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 82 | 12 | 46 | 58 | 55 | 50 | 42 | 44 | 63 | 81 | 81 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | NE 10 | — | — | NE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 24 | S 22 | NE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 6 | ENE 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | — | — | SSW 16 |
3 | 3 | 23 | — | — | 37 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 15 | 29 | 46 | 14 | 48 | 57 | 57 | 48 | 43 | — | — | 48 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | SW 3 | S 5 | S 7 | SSE 8 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 23 | 28 | 110 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 121 | 662 | 576 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 590 | 445 | 384 |
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