Buxton Point surf break

Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 12 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Buxton Point today?

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 4AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (13 May)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (13 May)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.8
NE
4
0.7
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.2
S
21
0.8
NNE
5
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
18
1
E
6
1.3
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
85
81
76
70
41
40
37
35
34
17
31
28
16
15
26
21
28
34
37
64
61
86
138
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
N
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
10
ENE
15
NE
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:39PM1.02m
4:25AM0.96m
5:18PM1.09m
5:35AM0.96m
5:59PM1.16m
6:46AM0.96m
Low Tide
10:39PM0.47m
10:45AM0.28m
11:38PM0.35m
11:33AM0.32m
00:37AM0.23m
12:24PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:58
4:57
Temp °C
13
12
11
11
11
12
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
14
17
18
15
14
14
13
13
16
18
19
12
11
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
12
14
15
13
12
13
12
12
16
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.7
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
1
E
6
0.2
SSE
16
Energy kJ
84
65
54
31
31
30
28
27
22
13
14
31
28
16
15
15
14
7
6
25
36
50
86
26
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
E
11
0.3
NE
4
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.1
S
22
0.2
S
21
0.2
S
19
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
17
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
147
85
81
76
70
41
40
37
35
34
17
3
2
2
5
10
9
9
34
30
64
61
59
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
25
11
11
11
11
10
2
2
2
2
2
2
10
10
4
5
2
8
8
6
6
2
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
2
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.7
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NNE
5
1.3
ENE
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
5
6
4
3
3
9
8
26
21
28
32
37
138
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
76
0
0
0
0
61
76
76
76
0
61
61
76
76
76
97
76
0
0
0
0
0
76
76
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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