Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 9AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 17 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 71 | 78 | 134 | 137 | 134 | 129 | 83 | 80 | 74 | 71 | 68 | 67 | 149 | 80 | 86 | 117 | 113 | 111 | 109 | 102 | 99 | 95 | 93 | 88 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:11AM0.96m | 10:32PM1.21m | 11:56AM1.00m | 11:27PM1.09m | 12:40PM1.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41AM0.02m | 4:27PM0.48m | 5:25AM0.10m | 5:30PM0.46m | 6:07AM0.19m | 6:35PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 17 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 53 | 78 | 134 | 137 | 134 | 129 | 83 | 80 | 74 | 71 | 68 | 67 | 149 | 80 | 86 | 117 | 113 | 111 | 109 | 100 | 95 | 86 | 59 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | ESE 17 | SSE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 |
| kJ | 71 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 53 | 58 | 58 | 74 | 69 | 103 | 102 | 99 | 95 | 93 | 88 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 19 | E 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | ESE 18 | S 6 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | E 10 | ESE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 14 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 1 | 29 | 30 | 2 | 57 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | NW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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