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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
15.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 9AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun night, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | S 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
340 | 284 | 158 | 161 | 244 | 206 | 206 | 167 | 85 | 58 | 57 | 103 | 134 | 132 | 127 | 47 | 47 | 88 | 83 | 29 | 72 | 85 | 85 | 83 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | |
High Tide | 9:00AM0.81m | 7:53PM1.13m | 9:47AM0.82m | 8:32PM1.13m | 10:31AM0.82m | 9:12PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:31AM0.21m | 1:37PM0.59m | 3:11AM0.19m | 2:20PM0.61m | 3:52AM0.18m | 3:02PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:44 | — | — | |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
340 | 284 | 158 | 161 | 244 | 206 | 206 | 167 | 73 | 58 | 57 | 103 | 134 | 132 | 127 | 47 | 47 | 88 | 83 | 29 | 72 | 85 | 85 | 83 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 9 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
6 | 2 | 114 | 92 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 85 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 47 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 21 | 14 | 27 | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | N 6 | S 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 46 | 48 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 43 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 9 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | — | N 6 | NNW 2 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 9 | 14 | 15 | 64 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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