Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Issued: 3 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
13.2° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 10AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 04). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (04 Jul)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (04 Jul)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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)
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
NE
9
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
1.9
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
9
2.1
S
9
1.2
SSE
16
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
43
63
105
1402
1891
676
670
688
568
505
457
398
362
313
300
270
231
226
221
170
142
138
98
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
S
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
ESE
5
ENE
10
WNW
10
W
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:06PM1.10m
11:56AM0.89m
10:47PM1.06m
12:32PM0.93m
11:32PM1.02m
1:08PM0.98m
Low Tide
5:15AM0.18m
4:55PM0.60m
5:49AM0.19m
5:49PM0.58m
6:24AM0.22m
6:48PM0.54m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:46
4:46
4:47
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
8
9
10
9
8
7
6
7
7
9
11
10
9
8
8
7
7
7
10
10
9
8
Feels °C
2
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
5
7
7
6
5
5
4
4
5
8
8
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
8
0.5
SSE
14
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
1
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
16
1
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
Energy kJ
60
35
60
105
9
9
468
621
688
568
463
457
398
362
313
300
270
231
226
221
170
142
138
98
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
8
0.5
NE
9
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.9
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
Energy kJ
34
43
63
23
31
14
9
4
2
2
4
4
357
250
243
176
158
110
63
17
19
21
19
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
S
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
NE
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
47
28
36
2
2
4
8
2
4
2
8
8
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
4
1.2
WSW
5
1.4
SW
5
1.8
SSW
5
1.9
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
9
2.1
S
9
2
S
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
Energy kJ
46
56
91
172
1402
1891
676
670
621
542
505
435
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
5
4
2
3
3
3
5
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
80
49
535
535
535
590
15
15
15
7
0
0
0
36
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
6
5
4
5
3
2
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
7
4
9
9
4
5
5
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
8
7
6
6
5
6
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
6
5
6
8
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