
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 3PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
86 | 88 | 66 | 65 | 46 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 32 | 48 | 177 | 54 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 63 | 78 | 78 | 78 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:58AM0.85m | 5:13PM1.05m | 6:35AM0.90m | 6:03PM1.06m | 7:10AM0.95m | 6:54PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:08AM0.56m | 00:09AM0.26m | 11:59AM0.51m | 00:47AM0.25m | 12:50PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | NE 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
86 | 88 | 66 | 65 | 46 | 31 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 49 | 54 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 63 | 78 | 78 | 78 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | NE 5 | NE 4 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 8 | SSE 13 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 14 | SSE 4 |
69 | 68 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 36 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 4 | N 11 | — | — | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 3 | — | SSE 13 | — | SSE 13 | S 10 | SE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 | S 5 |
3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 36 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 1 | — | 17 | — | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | — | NE 4 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | N 5 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — |
1 | — | 3 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 32 | 48 | 177 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 61 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 |
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