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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
15.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Buxton Point today?
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 2PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | |
367 | 359 | 322 | 315 | 322 | 329 | 329 | 314 | 314 | 271 | 271 | 266 | 271 | 283 | 253 | 240 | 245 | 359 | 408 | 423 | 387 | 308 | 308 | 256 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:06AM0.95m | 9:11PM1.34m | 11:08AM0.94m | 10:07PM1.32m | 12:08PM0.93m | 11:04PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02PM0.53m | 4:27AM-0.07m | 3:58PM0.56m | 5:25AM-0.06m | 4:57PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||||
7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | |
— | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | 4:51 | |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
367 | 359 | 322 | 315 | 322 | 329 | 329 | 314 | 314 | 271 | 271 | 266 | 271 | 283 | 253 | 240 | 245 | 359 | 408 | 423 | 387 | 308 | 308 | 256 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 5 | S 4 | S 17 | S 16 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 16 | S 5 | S 5 |
15 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 21 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 11 | S 17 | S 17 | SW 10 | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
— | — | — | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | 21 | 20 | — | 25 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | S 5 | WSW 3 | W 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | — |
— | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 55 | 30 | 27 | 79 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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