Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.7° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 10PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)--
Afternoon (19 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
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)
1.5
SSW
9
1.5
S
8
0.6
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
16
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.6
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
385
301
184
259
266
186
125
113
223
168
100
95
66
66
79
82
145
158
165
215
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
10
SSW
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
45
NW
25
WNW
35
WNW
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
1:49PM1.01m
3:41AM0.78m
2:41PM1.01m
4:32AM0.79m
3:33PM1.02m
Low Tide
9:08PM0.33m
8:22AM0.61m
9:59PM0.32m
9:19AM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
13
9
9
9
14
20
22
21
18
16
11
8
7
11
13
13
10
8
Feels °C
14
15
11
6
6
5
10
14
16
11
13
8
2
0
-1
3
5
6
3
1
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