Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 7PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 20). 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 (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 104 | 86 | 73 | 49 | 48 | 37 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 55 | 48 | 80 | 82 | 157 | 222 | 530 | 167 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:52PM1.05m | 3:12AM0.75m | 2:38PM1.04m | 4:15AM0.74m | 3:26PM1.05m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:03PM0.36m | 7:59AM0.56m | 9:58PM0.35m | 8:50AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 7 | S 15 | S 9 |
| kJ | 125 | 104 | 86 | 73 | 49 | 48 | 37 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 19 | 48 | 80 | 82 | 157 | 56 | 530 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 15 | NE 9 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 55 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 222 | 3 | 167 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 19 | S 15 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 5 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 61 | 94 | 34 | 31 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 535 | 535 | 535 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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