Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
12.8° C
0.1° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 5PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (22 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
2
1
3
3
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.7
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
15
2.4
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
8
1.5
S
9
1.3
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
90
68
67
67
39
38
79
71
104
142
213
320
693
2315
542
347
264
181
137
113
156
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
20
WNW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
WSW
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:44PM1.07m
3:35AM0.74m
3:25PM1.08m
4:43AM0.72m
4:08PM1.08m
Low Tide
7:59AM0.45m
9:46PM0.39m
8:38AM0.51m
10:41PM0.36m
9:22AM0.55m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:01
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
8
6
6
6
6
8
10
8
7
6
5
6
6
8
10
12
13
13
Feels °C
8
9
8
9
4
1
0
0
-1
1
3
-1
-2
-2
-2
-1
1
2
4
5
6
8
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