
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 7PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
184 | 196 | 201 | 320 | 278 | 299 | 271 | 271 | 307 | 280 | 217 | 154 | 109 | 84 | 82 | 67 | 57 | 56 | 50 | 92 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:32AM0.88m | 1:49PM1.13m | 2:48AM0.84m | 2:41PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36PM0.36m | 7:16AM0.40m | 8:42PM0.28m | 8:09AM0.46m | 9:49PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
184 | 196 | 201 | 320 | 278 | 299 | 271 | 271 | 307 | 280 | 217 | 154 | 109 | 84 | 82 | 67 | 57 | 56 | 50 | 92 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 18 |
16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 39 | 44 | 36 | — | 4 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | E 13 | S 16 | E 13 | E 18 | SSE 12 | E 18 | S 15 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 16 | S 5 | S 19 | S 15 | S 4 | S 4 |
1 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 9 | S 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — |
— | 102 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 101 | 104 | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 |
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