Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
15.5°C
2.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (07 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 3AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Nov)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (07 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (07 Nov)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
1.4
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.6
S
6
0.3
E
9
1.4
S
6
0.3
SSE
13
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
6
1.1
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
70
70
68
37
36
104
139
163
14
125
34
76
74
66
58
51
41
33
27
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:11PM0.90m
7:23AM1.11m
8:11PM0.87m
7:57AM1.13m
9:07PM0.86m
Low Tide
00:57AM0.40m
2:05PM0.29m
1:37AM0.46m
2:52PM0.23m
2:16AM0.51m
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light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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5:46
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5:45
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5:43
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7:57
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 mm
1
1
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2
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Temp °C
11
9
8
7
9
11
11
10
9
7
6
6
8
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
6
5
4
2
4
5
5
4
3
2
1
1
3
6
6
5
6
7
7
7
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