Buxton Point surf break

Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 28 May 2026 AEST
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Buxton Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
15.2° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 8AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (28 May)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (28 May)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
E
8
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
746
838
692
522
494
614
604
482
459
382
361
339
326
356
410
416
394
335
335
319
332
400
400
339
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
5
N
0
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
ENE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SW
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:20AM0.79m
6:05PM1.11m
7:18AM0.79m
6:39PM1.12m
8:11AM0.80m
7:15PM1.13m
Low Tide
00:24AM0.35m
11:32AM0.49m
1:09AM0.29m
12:12PM0.53m
1:50AM0.24m
12:54PM0.57m
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:45
4:45
4:45
3
1
1
Temp °C
15
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
13
12
12
14
16
14
13
12
11
11
10
13
16
15
12
11
14
13
13
14
15
15
14
12
12
11
11
13
15
13
12
11
9
9
7
11
14
14
10
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
13
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
Energy kJ
17
838
692
522
494
614
604
482
459
382
361
339
326
356
410
416
394
335
335
319
332
400
400
339
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
SSE
9
Energy kJ
119
193
138
112
81
15
14
3
5
17
21
20
19
18
17
17
17
12
11
10
10
9
7
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
13
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
S
9
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
S
9
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
90
18
20
21
20
6
18
5
24
2
42
40
38
35
40
28
28
27
13
3
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
E
8
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
W
2
0.3
WNW
2
0.2
WNW
2
0.4
W
3
Energy kJ
746
1
1
1
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
238
76
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
49
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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