Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 6PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
299 | 299 | 115 | 92 | 90 | 88 | 88 | 81 | 79 | 75 | 55 | 54 | 35 | 37 | 41 | 43 | 45 | 50 | 84 | 80 | 131 | 128 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:20AM1.04m | 10:31PM1.00m | 10:58AM1.08m | 11:29PM0.95m | 11:40AM1.11m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:01AM0.28m | 4:28PM0.36m | 4:39AM0.33m | 5:23PM0.31m | 5:20AM0.39m | 6:22PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
299 | 299 | 115 | 92 | 90 | 88 | 88 | 68 | 71 | 75 | 55 | 54 | 35 | 11 | 23 | 12 | 37 | 50 | 84 | 80 | 131 | 128 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 11 | SSE 10 |
8 | 8 | 63 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 47 | 10 | 21 | 11 | 28 | 16 | 43 | 45 | 35 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 9 | NNE 6 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 8 |
9 | — | 8 | 8 | 61 | 30 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 42 | 19 | 37 | 41 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 2 | SW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
1 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 36 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 76 |
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