
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 4AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 17 | S 14 | S 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
64 | 66 | 64 | 54 | 41 | 32 | 23 | 144 | 212 | 143 | 151 | 104 | 129 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 560 | 162 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:54PM1.06m | 7:44AM1.00m | 7:46PM1.05m | 8:20AM1.05m | 8:40PM1.03m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:26AM0.26m | 1:41PM0.38m | 2:04AM0.29m | 2:31PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 11 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
64 | 66 | 64 | 54 | 41 | 32 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 43 | 73 | 86 | 79 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 127 | 162 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 4 | S 6 | S 5 | S 14 | S 14 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | NE 8 | S 17 | S 14 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
4 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 151 | 104 | 129 | 49 | 82 | 48 | 47 | 44 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 | E 18 | E 17 | SSE 19 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
7 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | S 4 | — | SW 2 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | SSW 9 | — |
5 | 18 | — | 1 | 15 | 91 | 130 | 144 | 212 | 143 | 9 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 560 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 483 | 778 | 870 | 1046 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 85 | 0 | 0 |
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