Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
13.1° C
1.0° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 9AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (17 Aug)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (17 Aug)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 Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.9
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
70
61
39
56
52
85
81
44
44
44
44
22
23
64
67
72
97
102
105
184
231
218
165
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
W
5
W
5
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
15
N
10
N
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
Wind State
glassy
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:10PM1.00m
11:47AM1.06m
00:06AM0.90m
12:27PM1.07m
1:05AM0.82m
1:08PM1.06m
Low Tide
5:22AM0.32m
6:10PM0.37m
5:59AM0.40m
7:08PM0.37m
6:35AM0.47m
8:06PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
11
12
11
11
10
10
9
11
13
16
15
13
12
12
12
11
14
18
18
16
13
Feels °C
8
8
8
9
9
8
9
8
8
6
9
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
12
15
14
13
11
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