Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 5AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
169 | 126 | 129 | 107 | 107 | 158 | 167 | 181 | 138 | 110 | 98 | 154 | 154 | 111 | 100 | 103 | 97 | 94 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:11AM0.75m | 4:15PM1.06m | 6:01AM0.77m | 5:03PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:49PM0.33m | 9:44AM0.59m | 11:37PM0.30m | 10:37AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
145 | 126 | 129 | 103 | 103 | 79 | 82 | 62 | 61 | 45 | 98 | 154 | 154 | 111 | 100 | 103 | 97 | 94 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | S 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 4 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
169 | 123 | 109 | 107 | 107 | 158 | 167 | 181 | 138 | 110 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | S 17 | N 7 | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 15 | — | — | NE 6 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 |
3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | NNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
19 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 76 | 76 | 80 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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