Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
13.2°C
1.1° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 9PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)--
Afternoon (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.5
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
0.4
SSE
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.4
SSE
14
0.6
NE
9
1.5
SSW
6
1.2
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
103
97
94
97
94
59
57
56
85
31
32
31
35
53
54
67
47
160
115
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
W
5
NW
0
NW
5
SE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:03PM1.08m
6:44AM0.79m
5:49PM1.10m
7:24AM0.82m
6:34PM1.12m
Low Tide
00:20AM0.27m
11:28AM0.57m
1:00AM0.24m
12:18PM0.55m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
13
12
12
11
11
13
15
12
12
12
11
9
10
12
14
14
11
8
Feels °C
11
13
11
10
10
10
10
13
13
11
10
9
8
2
4
5
7
8
6
4
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