Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 12AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
64 | 66 | 101 | 98 | 160 | 174 | 228 | 215 | 327 | 247 | 304 | 299 | 243 | 243 | 239 | 239 | 243 | 247 | 90 | 88 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:49PM1.09m | 9:44AM0.99m | 9:38PM1.05m | 10:20AM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:24AM0.24m | 3:35PM0.41m | 4:01AM0.28m | 4:28PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ENE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
64 | 66 | 101 | 98 | 160 | 174 | 228 | 215 | 327 | 247 | 8 | 299 | 243 | 243 | 239 | 239 | 243 | 247 | 90 | 88 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
14 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 25 | 31 | 18 | 8 | 8 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 63 | 63 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | — | NE 9 | — | N 5 | N 5 | S 22 | S 22 | S 20 | N 14 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 |
31 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | 13 | — | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 61 | 30 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | N 3 | SSE 14 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 |
5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 3 | 304 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 15 | 0 |
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