Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

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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 (31 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 11PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)--
Afternoon (31 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (31 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Thu morning).

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
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)
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
115
92
90
88
90
81
79
75
55
54
35
36
41
43
45
49
84
82
138
135
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ENE
5
NW
5
W
10
WNW
15
NW
25
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:31PM1.00m
10:58AM1.08m
11:29PM0.95m
11:40AM1.11m
Low Tide
4:28PM0.36m
4:39AM0.33m
5:23PM0.31m
5:20AM0.39m
6:22PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
16
14
12
9
11
11
14
15
16
14
14
13
10
9
12
15
12
11
12
Feels °C
14
13
12
10
6
7
5
8
9
12
8
10
11
7
6
7
11
6
6
7
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