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Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia
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Buxton Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
15.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Buxton Point today?
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 10PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 12 | ESE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | |
537 | 643 | 939 | 575 | 539 | 511 | 425 | 425 | 425 | 598 | 638 | 628 | 1151 | 1160 | 1048 | 902 | 714 | 284 | 279 | 325 | 403 | 382 | 384 | 369 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 4:57PM1.07m | 5:19AM0.82m | 5:31PM1.09m | 6:20AM0.79m | 6:05PM1.11m | 7:18AM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34PM0.40m | 10:54AM0.43m | 00:24AM0.35m | 11:32AM0.49m | 1:09AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | |
— | 4:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:45 | |
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | SE 8 | ENE 12 | E 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | SSE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
330 | 347 | 411 | 447 | 423 | 511 | 425 | 336 | 288 | 598 | 638 | 628 | 35 | 1160 | 1048 | 902 | 714 | 152 | 97 | 325 | 403 | 382 | 384 | 369 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | ESE 10 | SSW 13 | SSE 14 | ENE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 6 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 |
66 | 20 | 60 | 36 | 439 | 19 | 19 | 425 | 425 | 207 | 54 | 85 | 63 | 37 | 41 | 21 | 20 | 284 | 279 | 47 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 14 | — | SSW 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | NE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 |
— | — | — | — | 18 | — | 62 | 18 | 18 | 29 | 17 | 35 | 55 | 57 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 14 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | NE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | E 12 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
537 | 643 | 939 | 575 | 539 | 353 | 353 | — | — | 171 | 169 | 126 | 1151 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 102 | 102 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 0 | 76 | 97 | 76 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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