Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
13.2°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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 7AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 21). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (21 Sep)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (21 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
0
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
15
1
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
66
108
137
135
174
167
222
474
739
768
768
446
628
612
174
123
116
86
88
66
66
47
45
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
5
ESE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
ENE
15
ENE
5
N
10
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
off
High Tide
4:32AM0.79m
3:33PM1.02m
5:18AM0.82m
4:24PM1.03m
5:58AM0.85m
5:13PM1.05m
Low Tide
9:19AM0.61m
10:46PM0.30m
10:14AM0.59m
11:29PM0.28m
11:08AM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:04
 mm
Temp °C
11
8
8
11
13
13
10
8
8
8
7
12
15
12
11
10
9
8
8
14
16
15
12
12
Feels °C
2
-1
0
3
5
6
3
1
2
3
2
7
11
6
7
7
5
3
4
10
12
11
11
9
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