Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
12.6° C
0.4° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 2AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.5
E
10
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
250
167
135
96
94
65
56
47
47
82
73
70
52
50
50
27
45
22
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
10
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
N
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:48AM0.84m
2:41PM1.17m
4:05AM0.83m
3:38PM1.22m
Low Tide
8:42PM0.28m
8:09AM0.46m
9:49PM0.21m
9:07AM0.50m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
7
7
6
11
13
12
10
9
8
7
7
11
14
14
10
9
Feels °C
6
5
4
4
3
9
10
9
8
6
5
4
4
9
11
12
7
6
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