Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 2AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 299 | 221 | 151 | 406 | 389 | 873 | 961 | 370 | 319 | 759 | 201 | 158 | 135 | 135 | 120 | 98 | 78 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:36PM0.97m | 6:43AM0.99m | 6:35PM0.97m | 7:19AM1.05m | 7:35PM0.98m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:11AM0.29m | 12:41PM0.45m | 00:53AM0.30m | 1:34PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 20 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 48 | 48 | 22 | 136 | 182 | 238 | 314 | 370 | 319 | 250 | 201 | 158 | 135 | 135 | 120 | 98 | 78 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 30 | 37 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 53 | 51 | 87 | 85 | 82 | 79 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 11 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | S 3 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 15 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 16 | 16 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 71 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNE 8 | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 299 | 221 | 151 | 406 | 389 | 873 | 961 | 1 | 2 | 759 | — | — | 3 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 36 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 102 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 102 | 76 |
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