Buxton Point surf break

Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 AEST
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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
15.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Buxton Point today?

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 7AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (12 May)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (12 May)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
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
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.5
S
20
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.8
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
130
108
108
108
198
165
147
85
81
76
70
41
40
37
35
34
17
31
28
16
29
51
44
42
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
0
E
5
NNE
5
NE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
N
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:17AM0.97m
4:39PM1.02m
4:25AM0.96m
5:18PM1.09m
5:35AM0.96m
5:59PM1.16m
Low Tide
9:57AM0.25m
10:39PM0.47m
10:45AM0.28m
11:38PM0.35m
11:33AM0.32m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
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7:07
7:07
7:09
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5:00
4:59
4:58
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
18
17
15
15
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
15
14
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
NE
4
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
Energy kJ
130
108
108
108
73
84
84
65
54
39
31
30
28
27
13
13
14
31
5
16
15
15
14
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
SSE
21
0.5
S
20
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.1
S
13
0.4
SSE
9
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
S
23
0.2
S
22
Energy kJ
60
30
29
89
198
165
147
85
81
76
70
41
40
37
35
34
17
3
28
10
10
10
10
36
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
26
0.2
S
24
0.3
SSE
22
0.3
ENE
13
0.3
ENE
13
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
Energy kJ
13
45
99
32
32
27
25
11
11
11
11
10
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
5
9
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
2
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
3
7
8
5
3
12
9
29
51
44
42
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
7
76
76
15
0
0
0
0
76
76
76
76
0
61
61
76
61
76
102
76
76
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
5
8
8
6
6
9
9
8
9
5
5
5
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