
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 8AM is: 0.3m 19s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
101 | 86 | 71 | 51 | 60 | 96 | 84 | 124 | 124 | 138 | 124 | 395 | 471 | 493 | 662 | 994 | 1005 | 781 | 610 | 452 | 357 | 273 | 253 | 205 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:07AM0.88m | 5:27PM1.23m | 6:57AM0.92m | 6:25PM1.22m | 7:41AM0.96m | 7:22PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:39PM0.11m | 11:10AM0.51m | 00:32AM0.11m | 12:12PM0.47m | 1:20AM0.13m | 1:11PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 |
101 | 86 | 66 | 51 | 33 | 30 | 84 | 124 | 124 | 138 | 124 | 395 | 471 | 493 | 662 | 994 | 363 | 351 | 359 | 322 | 293 | 258 | 253 | 205 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | NE 7 | S 23 | SSE 22 | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
8 | 30 | 71 | 31 | 60 | 96 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 43 | 91 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 1005 | 781 | 610 | 452 | 357 | 273 | 167 | 156 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | E 10 | S 13 | E 6 | — | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | E 11 | NE 8 | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — |
4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | N 4 | — | W 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | — | NNE 3 | — | W 3 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 12 | 31 | 95 | 119 | 111 | 218 | 306 | 362 | 450 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 778 | 1543 | 1324 | 1324 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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