Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.7° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 8AM is: 0.3m 19s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Evening (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
0
1
1
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
S
16
0.7
SSE
20
0.8
SSE
19
0.9
SSE
17
1
SSE
18
1.2
SSE
18
1.3
SSE
18
1.1
SSE
18
1
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
86
71
51
60
96
84
124
124
138
124
395
471
493
662
994
1005
781
610
452
357
273
253
205
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:07AM0.88m
5:27PM1.23m
6:57AM0.92m
6:25PM1.22m
7:41AM0.96m
7:22PM1.18m
Low Tide
11:39PM0.11m
11:10AM0.51m
00:32AM0.11m
12:12PM0.47m
1:20AM0.13m
1:11PM0.42m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:51
 mm
Temp °C
7
6
6
14
17
18
13
11
7
6
6
9
12
12
10
9
9
9
9
13
18
16
12
11
Feels °C
3
2
2
10
14
14
8
5
1
0
0
2
4
5
3
3
3
4
4
8
14
12
6
5
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