Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Issued: 10 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is

15.1°C

Buxton Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 2PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Evening (02 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 2						Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 9	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	ENE 8	S 5	ENE 8	E 7	E 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	60	59	67	64	65	66	40	37	36	35	24	52	37	88	108	64	50	62	46	33	49	42	26	12
Wind (km/h)	WNW	E	E	ENE	NE	WSW	W	W	WSW	S	SE	SSE	S	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	NNW	NW	WSW	SW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				2:51PM1.12m				4:38AM0.96m				3:57PM1.06m					5:25AM0.99m				5:04PM0.99m
Low Tide		8:53AM0.57m				9:55PM0.14m				10:04AM0.54m				10:47PM0.20m					11:14AM0.48m				11:34PM0.27m


	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48
	—	—	—	7:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	7:53
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—
Temp °C	12	15	14	15	13	12	12	10	13	16	15	14	12	12	10	10	13	18	19	20	15	12	11	10
Feels °C	10	11	10	11	11	11	9	7	11	13	10	11	11	11	8	9	11	16	16	16	12	7	6	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 7	E 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7
kJ	60	59	54	53	36	35	35	34	26	26	24	23	37	88	108	64	50	62	46	33	49	42	26	12
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	E 4	ESE 4	SSE 14	SSE 13	ESE 4	E 5	ESE 5	S 14	SSW 4	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	NE 7	S 7	E 12	E 12	E 6
kJ	15	14	67	64	65	66	2	3	36	35	2	2	8	14	4	19	18	12	8	19	4	3	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	E 3	SSE 14	SSE 14	ESE 4	ESE 4	SE 12	SE 12	S 14	SE 12	S 13	S 5	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 13	—	SE 12	S 12
kJ	19	37	8	8	4	2	40	37	3	2	6	6	14	6	14	2	5	5	5	5	3	—	5	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ENE 2	ENE 3	E 4	—	—	SW 2	SSW 3	S 4	S 5	S 5	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	SSW 2	S 3	S 5	SSW 6
kJ	—	—	—	1	2	7	—	—	1	3	19	52	36	12	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	11	85	106
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	3
Distance (km)	0	76	76	381	76	0	0	0	0	483	483	483	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	97	0	535	535	691
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	3		4	4	3	1	1				1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4

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