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Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia
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Buxton Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
15.1° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Buxton Point today?
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 3AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon night, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | |
486 | 478 | 404 | 411 | 465 | 553 | 619 | 706 | 1014 | 864 | 749 | 581 | 511 | 439 | 1345 | 619 | 1354 | 1330 | 828 | 1941 | 1835 | 755 | 800 | 698 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 4:19PM1.03m | 4:15AM0.86m | 4:57PM1.07m | 5:19AM0.82m | 5:31PM1.09m | 6:20AM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:36PM0.46m | 10:16AM0.37m | 11:34PM0.40m | 10:54AM0.43m | 00:24AM0.35m | 11:32AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:45 | |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 12 | NE 9 | NE 10 | SSE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
486 | 478 | 404 | 411 | 411 | 390 | 336 | 353 | 774 | 418 | 749 | 456 | 384 | 302 | 283 | 619 | 103 | 94 | 35 | 901 | 718 | 755 | 800 | 698 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
57 | 41 | 41 | 47 | 44 | 69 | 66 | 62 | 60 | 35 | 425 | 439 | 511 | 439 | 511 | 44 | 17 | 35 | 32 | 112 | 105 | 54 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 16 | — | S 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | — | SSW 14 |
43 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 48 | — | 19 | 38 | 41 | 21 | — | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | SE 8 | — | NNE 7 | ENE 12 | ESE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | — | — | — |
18 | 94 | 179 | 278 | 465 | 553 | 619 | 706 | 1014 | 864 | — | 581 | — | 34 | 1345 | 220 | 1354 | 1330 | 828 | 1941 | 1835 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 238 | 102 | 238 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 15 | 102 | 76 | 76 | 102 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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