Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
13.0° C
0.9° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 8AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (15 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (15 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
2
1
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
179
237
240
240
176
169
167
120
116
111
76
76
63
58
53
85
82
70
61
39
56
52
84
80
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SW
5
W
5
N
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
0
WSW
10
ESE
5
E
0
E
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
N
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:27AM1.01m
10:16PM1.10m
11:08AM1.04m
11:10PM1.00m
11:47AM1.06m
Low Tide
4:06AM0.15m
4:12PM0.39m
4:45AM0.23m
5:11PM0.38m
5:22AM0.32m
6:10PM0.37m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
7
10
12
10
10
10
9
9
9
12
13
11
11
11
11
10
10
12
12
11
11
10
Feels °C
7
7
4
8
9
7
8
8
6
6
6
10
10
9
10
9
9
7
7
10
9
8
9
8
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