Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 1PM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 151 | 387 | 427 | 809 | 961 | 370 | 334 | 817 | 206 | 162 | 167 | 135 | 138 | 120 | 144 | 78 | 137 | 130 | 85 | 66 | 51 | 51 | 64 | 129 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:43AM0.99m | 6:35PM0.97m | 7:19AM1.05m | 7:35PM0.98m | 7:56AM1.11m | 8:36PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:11AM0.29m | 12:41PM0.45m | 00:53AM0.30m | 1:34PM0.36m | 1:36AM0.34m | 2:25PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 18 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 22 | 132 | 178 | 238 | 314 | 370 | 334 | 279 | 206 | 162 | 158 | 135 | 138 | 120 | 144 | 78 | 19 | 130 | 85 | 66 | 51 | 51 | 64 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 12 | SSE 14 | NE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 5 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 30 | 37 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 53 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 82 | 4 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 3 | 40 | 5 | 47 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | — | S 9 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 15 | E 12 | E 12 | S 18 | E 12 | ENE 11 | E 11 | SSE 15 | E 11 | SSW 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 16 | 16 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 71 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 21 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNE 8 | — | — | S 15 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | ESE 4 | ENE 8 | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 151 | 387 | 427 | 809 | 961 | 1 | 2 | 817 | — | — | 167 | 10 | 11 | 6 | — | 14 | 137 | — | 36 | 27 | 31 | 23 | 32 | 129 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 80 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 76 | 76 | 384 | 319 | 76 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 384 | 0 | 0 |
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