
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (19 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 10PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 9 | S 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
385 | 301 | 184 | 259 | 266 | 186 | 125 | 113 | 223 | 168 | 100 | 95 | 66 | 66 | 79 | 82 | 145 | 158 | 165 | 215 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:49PM1.01m | 3:41AM0.78m | 2:41PM1.01m | 4:32AM0.79m | 3:33PM1.02m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:08PM0.33m | 8:22AM0.61m | 9:59PM0.32m | 9:19AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
257 | 61 | 97 | 99 | 78 | 113 | 84 | 64 | 223 | 168 | 100 | 95 | 66 | 66 | 79 | 82 | 145 | 158 | 132 | 101 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
1 | 120 | 184 | 259 | 266 | 186 | 125 | 113 | 9 | 36 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 34 | 2 | 137 | 125 | 165 | 215 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | NE 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NNE 4 | SE 13 | E 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 14 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | E 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 |
1 | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 4 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
385 | 301 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 53 | 113 | 119 | 93 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 19 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 147 | 535 | 0 | 535 | 486 | 590 | 778 | 951 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
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