Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 6PM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 17 | ESE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 181 | 138 | 110 | 118 | 146 | 98 | 83 | 81 | 71 | 67 | 100 | 98 | 66 | 98 | 113 | 163 | 215 | 355 | 331 | 313 | 143 | 102 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:36AM0.90m | 8:02PM1.12m | 9:10AM0.95m | 8:49PM1.09m | 9:44AM0.99m | 9:38PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:55PM0.49m | 2:49AM0.21m | 2:45PM0.45m | 3:24AM0.24m | 3:35PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 181 | 138 | 110 | 118 | 98 | 98 | 74 | 54 | 52 | 37 | 100 | 98 | 66 | 98 | 113 | 163 | 215 | 355 | 331 | 313 | 63 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 17 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | ESE 10 | S 6 | ESE 9 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 62 | 102 | 146 | 17 | 19 | 81 | 71 | 67 | 31 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 143 | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | ESE 10 | S 8 | ESE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 85 | 83 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 10 | SSW 6 | SW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | S 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | N 3 | — | SW 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 61 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 92 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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