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Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia
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Buxton Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
16.3° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Buxton Point today?
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 6AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | |
58 | 55 | 85 | 82 | 110 | 160 | 107 | 69 | 69 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 62 | 20 | 25 | 87 | 90 | 35 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 94 | 54 | 84 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:15PM1.04m | 6:31AM0.90m | 6:48PM1.07m | 7:27AM0.88m | 7:20PM1.09m | 8:20AM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:36AM0.39m | 12:23PM0.40m | 1:24AM0.33m | 1:00PM0.45m | 2:08AM0.28m | 1:37PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | |
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Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 24 |
11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
58 | 55 | 85 | 82 | 110 | 21 | 25 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 19 | 25 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 40 | 41 | 41 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | — | — |
3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 160 | 107 | 69 | 69 | 41 | 41 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 42 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | N 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 5 | NE 9 | S 8 | NE 17 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — |
1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | NNE 5 | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
2 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 37 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 62 | — | — | 87 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 94 | 54 | 84 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 238 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 0 |
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