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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
16.2° C
(Which is 1.3°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 3AM is: 0.2m 20s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 27). 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 (28 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 14 | S 21 | S 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | |
16 | 35 | 30 | 74 | 69 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 55 | 85 | 83 | 122 | 110 | 110 | 70 | 69 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 78 | 36 | 49 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:38PM1.00m | 5:33AM0.94m | 6:15PM1.04m | 6:31AM0.90m | 6:48PM1.07m | 7:27AM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:42PM0.45m | 11:46AM0.34m | 00:36AM0.39m | 12:23PM0.40m | 1:24AM0.33m | 1:00PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 21 |
13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NE 5 | SSE 7 | NE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 14 |
6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 69 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 55 | 85 | 83 | 122 | 110 | 19 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 9 | 23 | 6 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 20 | SSE 19 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 9 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 8 |
5 | 5 | 30 | 74 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 110 | 70 | 69 | 41 | 41 | 9 | 41 | 12 | 20 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 21 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | N 18 | — | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 17 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 14 | NE 9 | SSE 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
16 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 2 | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SW 3 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 |
1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 27 | — | — | 4 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 28 | 78 | 36 | 49 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 61 | 102 | 147 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 0 |
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