Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 11AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 41 | 53 | 65 | 54 | 136 | 75 | 88 | 156 | 231 | 285 | 257 | 329 | 726 | 306 | 113 | 99 | 99 | 75 | 58 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:06AM0.90m | 12:27PM1.07m | 1:05AM0.82m | 1:08PM1.06m | 2:07AM0.77m | 1:52PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:59AM0.40m | 7:08PM0.37m | 6:35AM0.47m | 8:06PM0.37m | 7:15AM0.52m | 9:03PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | NE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 40 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 221 | 131 | 113 | 99 | 99 | 75 | 58 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | E 11 | E 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 16 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | S 8 | E 12 | S 8 | S 7 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | SE 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 16 | E 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | N 3 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 41 | 53 | 65 | 54 | 136 | 75 | 88 | 156 | 231 | 285 | 257 | 329 | 726 | 306 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 61 | 76 | 76 | 316 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 85 | 149 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 |
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