
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 7AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | N 4 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
278 | 216 | 283 | 314 | 307 | 316 | 250 | 187 | 135 | 84 | 94 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 45 | 90 | 73 | 68 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 25 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:32AM0.88m | 1:49PM1.13m | 2:48AM0.84m | 2:41PM1.17m | 4:05AM0.83m | 3:38PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:16AM0.40m | 8:42PM0.28m | 8:09AM0.46m | 9:49PM0.21m | 9:07AM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
278 | 216 | 283 | 314 | 307 | 316 | 250 | 187 | 135 | 84 | 94 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 33 | 90 | 73 | 68 | 48 | 35 | 22 | 37 | 21 | 22 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | S 6 | SSE 17 | S 5 | SSE 16 | ESE 10 | E 9 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
14 | 39 | 54 | 85 | 74 | — | 4 | 18 | 25 | 9 | 27 | 4 | 24 | 34 | 45 | 25 | 61 | 59 | 52 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSE 8 | S 16 | E 13 | E 18 | SSW 15 | E 18 | E 12 | E 12 | S 17 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | S 19 | S 15 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NE 4 | ESE 10 |
4 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 51 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 5 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | WNW 2 | — | NE 2 | N 4 | NNE 5 |
7 | 8 | 4 | 180 | 171 | 135 | 128 | 74 | 48 | 21 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 25 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 |
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