Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
12.8° C
0.2° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 5PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
1
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
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)
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.7
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
15
2.4
SSW
15
2.1
S
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
1.3
S
13
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
106
100
210
400
597
2379
694
358
268
194
125
103
113
390
591
337
286
325
173
270
218
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
High Tide
3:25PM1.08m
4:43AM0.72m
4:08PM1.08m
5:44AM0.73m
4:51PM1.09m
Low Tide
8:38AM0.51m
10:41PM0.36m
9:22AM0.55m
11:30PM0.32m
10:11AM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:24
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5:00
5:01
5:02
 mm
1
1
3
3
3
Temp °C
6
8
10
8
7
6
5
5
6
8
10
11
14
13
13
13
12
11
11
12
10
10
Feels °C
-1
1
2
0
-1
-2
-2
-2
1
3
4
5
8
7
8
8
8
9
10
10
7
6
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