Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 5AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1189 | 319 | 211 | 206 | 158 | 135 | 135 | 120 | 181 | 202 | 356 | 330 | 101 | 72 | 72 | 136 | 181 | 161 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 6:35PM0.97m | 7:19AM1.05m | 7:35PM0.98m | 7:56AM1.11m | 8:36PM0.98m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:53AM0.30m | 1:34PM0.36m | 1:36AM0.34m | 2:25PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
Temp °C | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 393 | 319 | 211 | 206 | 158 | 135 | 135 | 120 | 41 | 39 | 45 | 133 | 101 | 72 | 72 | 136 | 181 | 161 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 8 | SSE 14 | ENE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 87 | 87 | 85 | 82 | 79 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 40 | 12 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 4 | E 13 | E 13 | S 4 | SSW 15 | NE 12 | — | SSE 14 | E 12 | — | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 15 | S 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 71 | 6 | — | 19 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 22 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | WNW 2 | SSE 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | S 3 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | 1189 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 181 | 202 | 356 | 330 | 11 | 27 | 22 | — | 22 | 90 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 102 | 102 | 76 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 36 | 535 | 0 |
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