Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
13.6°C
1.5° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 12PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (23 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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)
0.8
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
S
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
115
167
181
137
110
98
154
154
111
100
101
97
94
96
94
59
57
85
85
32
32
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
15
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
NE
5
N
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
5:11AM0.75m
4:15PM1.06m
6:01AM0.77m
5:03PM1.08m
6:44AM0.79m
5:49PM1.10m
Low Tide
9:44AM0.59m
11:37PM0.30m
10:37AM0.59m
00:20AM0.27m
11:28AM0.57m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
7
11
15
16
11
10
11
11
12
14
16
16
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
3
7
12
12
5
4
6
6
7
9
12
13
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
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