Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Issued: 3 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is

13.0° C

Buxton Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 7AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	16s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	16s
Evening (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s

Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thursday 16
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	S 14	S 14	SSE 15	SSE 14	S 14	S 15	S 15	S 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	S 10
Wave Graph
kJ	203	198	198	131	131	129	82	81	79	77	44	73	66	100	198	222	120	107	109	112	113	74	71	70
Wind (km/h)	W	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	WSW	W	W	W	WNW	W	W	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	off	cross-off
High Tide				8:39AM0.89m				7:45PM1.38m				9:33AM0.91m				8:41PM1.36m					10:23AM0.94m			9:37PM1.30m
Low Tide		2:07AM-0.05m				1:25PM0.52m				3:01AM-0.06m				2:25PM0.50m				3:53AM-0.04m				3:25PM0.49m


	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	8	7	8	9	10	8	10	8	8	9	11	11	13	13	12	10	11	10	11	14	15	11	12
Feels °C	2	3	3	3	5	4	2	4	2	3	2	6	7	9	8	8	7	8	7	7	11	14	8	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 16	S 16	S 8	S 8	SSE 7	SSW 5	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 15	SSE 14	S 14	S 14	SSE 15	SSE 14	S 14	S 7	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10
kJ	203	198	198	131	131	30	29	17	10	25	17	73	66	100	198	222	120	107	40	83	74	73	71	70
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	SSE 7	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 7	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 7	S 6	S 7	E 8	E 8	S 5	S 6	S 15	S 15	S 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14
kJ	15	18	29	30	31	129	82	81	16	77	44	10	6	9	1	1	14	17	109	112	113	74	71	70
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 9	SSW 5	NE 7	N 7	N 6	N 10	NE 9	NE 8	SSE 15	E 10	E 10	S 6	S 8	E 9	E 8	E 8	SSE 8	S 8	S 11	NE 12	NE 12	W 3	E 15	E 15
kJ	8	6	2	1	1	2	3	2	79	2	2	5	5	2	1	1	20	20	9	6	6	1	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 5	W 4	W 4	WNW 3	W 3	W 3	WSW 4	WSW 4	W 4	W 4	W 4	W 4	W 4	W 3	WSW 3	WSW 3	W 3	W 3	W 3	WNW 3	W 3	WNW 3	—	—
kJ	61	30	14	6	5	8	16	18	9	9	13	13	9	5	3	7	3	5	3	3	1	2	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	61	0	0	0	0	0	0	80	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	7	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	9	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	7	9	7	5	5	5	9	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	4	4	4	5	5
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