Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 08 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
15.6°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 (08 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 9PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Nov)--
Afternoon (08 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (08 Nov)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
2
1
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
5
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
12
0.5
ESE
5
0.3
SSE
12
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
E
7
0.9
E
9
1.1
E
10
1.4
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
53
39
32
29
12
27
36
47
126
254
459
517
479
384
369
306
332
295
251
246
203
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
ESE
10
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
0
ESE
5
N
5
WSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
9:07PM0.86m
8:32AM1.14m
9:59PM0.85m
9:08AM1.14m
10:49PM0.85m
Low Tide
2:16AM0.51m
3:35PM0.20m
2:56AM0.55m
4:17PM0.18m
3:36AM0.58m
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cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
12
12
11
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
9
8
8
11
17
16
16
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
7
7
7
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
5
6
9
15
11
13
12
12
11
7
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