
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (29 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 9PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
411 | 297 | 289 | 223 | 147 | 152 | 115 | 76 | 82 | 81 | 65 | 65 | 52 | 173 | 51 | 49 | 42 | 42 | 47 | 48 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:37PM0.97m | 10:20AM1.17m | 11:39PM0.93m | 11:08AM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:10AM0.44m | 5:13PM0.14m | 4:57AM0.49m | 6:12PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | NE 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
411 | 297 | 46 | 223 | 147 | 58 | 32 | 51 | 82 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 52 | 49 | 51 | 49 | 38 | 37 | 47 | 48 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | E 10 | SSE 14 | NE 6 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
21 | 2 | 289 | 38 | 8 | 152 | 115 | 76 | 80 | 81 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | E 12 |
— | — | 3 | 3 | — | 7 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNW 2 | NE 6 | NW 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | NNE 7 | NNE 3 | — | NNW 2 | NW 2 | — | — |
19 | 39 | 198 | 1 | 54 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | 173 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 76 | 49 | 76 | 76 | 61 | 36 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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