Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 7AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | NNE 6 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 331 | 986 | 960 | 805 | 706 | 666 | 639 | 521 | 407 | 384 | 378 | 372 | 317 | 346 | 96 | 88 | 124 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:41PM0.95m | 10:53AM1.26m | 00:44AM0.93m | 11:47AM1.25m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:46AM0.53m | 6:04PM0.01m | 5:40AM0.56m | 7:02PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 331 | 986 | 960 | 805 | 706 | 666 | 639 | 521 | 407 | 384 | 378 | 372 | 317 | 346 | 96 | 88 | 43 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | N 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 9 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 67 | 40 | 65 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | N 7 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | N 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | N 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 6 | SW 2 |
| kJ | 104 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 15 | 29 | 124 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 76 | 102 | 0 | 0 |
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