
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 6PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s 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 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
125 | 113 | 223 | 155 | 102 | 93 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 138 | 135 | 172 | 167 | 218 | 292 | 597 | 636 | 644 | 644 | 628 | 243 | 172 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:41PM1.01m | 4:32AM0.79m | 3:33PM1.02m | 5:18AM0.82m | 4:24PM1.03m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22AM0.61m | 9:59PM0.32m | 9:19AM0.61m | 10:46PM0.30m | 10:14AM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 9 |
84 | 64 | 223 | 155 | 102 | 93 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 51 | 111 | 125 | 129 | 96 | 292 | 597 | 636 | 644 | 644 | 628 | 243 | 115 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 9 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 15 |
125 | 113 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 35 | 138 | 135 | 172 | 167 | 218 | 74 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 92 | 172 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | NE 4 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 14 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 |
2 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 30 | 127 | 91 | 54 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 7 | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 76 | 76 | 85 | 0 | 537 | 535 | 709 | 671 | 952 | 384 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 381 | 76 | 0 |
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