Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
12.8°C
0.6° 

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 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 11PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)--
Afternoon (24 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (24 Sep)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
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
0
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
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)
0.3
SSW
13
0.7
NE
7
1.5
NNE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
1.3
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.6
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
48
206
63
48
55
57
57
61
78
80
82
68
55
42
41
104
152
207
177
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
SW
10
E
10
ESE
0
NE
5
W
15
W
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:03PM1.06m
7:10AM0.95m
6:54PM1.06m
7:44AM1.00m
7:46PM1.05m
Low Tide
00:47AM0.25m
12:50PM0.45m
1:26AM0.26m
1:41PM0.38m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
4
1
Temp °C
14
17
18
17
16
14
13
19
22
20
14
13
13
12
11
10
8
8
9
7
Feels °C
10
13
14
12
12
10
11
17
21
18
13
13
11
8
7
6
4
2
3
2
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