Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
13.3° C
1.2° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 4AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (21 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)18s
Evening (21 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
7
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
S
15
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
73
49
48
37
28
27
26
31
30
55
48
80
83
112
163
167
121
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:12AM0.75m
2:38PM1.04m
4:15AM0.74m
3:26PM1.05m
Low Tide
9:03PM0.36m
7:59AM0.56m
9:58PM0.35m
8:50AM0.58m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
 mm
2
Temp °C
13
12
11
9
10
13
13
14
12
11
10
10
8
11
12
12
9
10
Feels °C
10
9
7
6
6
9
9
10
8
7
6
5
2
1
3
6
3
4
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