
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 5PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 7 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
77 | 54 | 54 | 37 | 29 | 17 | 39 | 55 | 147 | 134 | 186 | 263 | 263 | 201 | 201 | 198 | 144 | 131 | 129 | 127 | 124 | 80 | 86 | 77 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:34AM0.86m | 5:51PM1.32m | 7:40AM0.88m | 6:48PM1.36m | 8:39AM0.89m | 7:45PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25AM0.51m | 1:09AM-0.00m | 12:26PM0.52m | 2:07AM-0.05m | 1:25PM0.52m | 3:01AM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | |
— | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | 4:53 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 8 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 7 | S 6 |
77 | 54 | 54 | 37 | 29 | 17 | 11 | 55 | 147 | 134 | 186 | 263 | 263 | 201 | 201 | 198 | 144 | 131 | 129 | 31 | 124 | 80 | 86 | 54 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 9 | N 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 127 | 13 | 1 | 78 | 77 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | E 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | E 10 | E 8 | S 7 | E 8 | E 9 | S 8 | SSW 5 | S 8 | S 7 | NNE 8 | S 6 | NE 8 | NE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | E 10 |
3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | WSW 4 | W 4 |
15 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 30 | 47 | 30 | 10 | 38 | 52 | 52 | 37 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 59 | 124 | 20 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 61 | 810 | 880 | 535 | 986 | 531 | 534 | 486 | 486 | 1152 | 1121 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 80 | 0 | 7 |
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