Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 30 Aug 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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 1PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.6
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
365
215
327
247
243
239
243
243
243
243
115
92
90
90
90
81
79
75
55
54
35
41
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
SSW
10
E
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NW
35
NW
25
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:44AM0.99m
9:38PM1.05m
10:20AM1.04m
10:31PM1.00m
10:58AM1.08m
Low Tide
3:35PM0.41m
4:01AM0.28m
4:28PM0.36m
4:39AM0.33m
5:23PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
12
15
20
20
14
11
11
9
8
13
18
16
12
11
9
9
11
13
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
7
12
17
17
10
7
7
5
4
10
15
14
11
8
6
5
5
7
10
10
6
10
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