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Buxton Point Surf Forecast
/ TAS – East Coast (46 breaks) / Tasmania (59 breaks) /
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Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Buxton Point today?
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 5PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 16 | S 6 | ENE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | |
373 | 373 | 373 | 325 | 325 | 325 | 281 | 263 | 223 | 218 | 195 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 144 | 141 | 136 | 119 | 112 | 104 | 82 | 80 | 78 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:36AM0.83m | 10:21PM1.08m | 12:23PM0.83m | 11:02PM1.05m | 1:09PM0.83m | 11:44PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:56AM0.21m | 4:16PM0.62m | 5:39AM0.22m | 4:59PM0.63m | 6:21AM0.23m | 5:45PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | | | |  | | | |  |  | | |  |  | | | | | | | |
 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 |
 | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | 5:04 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 |
11 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 6 | S 6 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 373 | 373 | 373 | 325 | 325 | 325 | 281 | 263 | 223 | 218 | 195 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 144 | 141 | 136 | 106 | 104 | 54 | 41 | 73 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | N 6 | S 18 | S 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 6 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 94 | 82 | 98 | 97 | 18 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 36 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 34 | 34 | 3 | 25 | 119 | 84 | 104 | 78 | 23 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 14 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 22 | — | S 20 | N 4 | NNE 6 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | N 7 | N 6 | — | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 63 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 9 | — | 8 | 19 | 4 | 98 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 3 | 1 | — | 84 | 82 | 80 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 6 | W 2 | WNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 4 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 45 | 20 | 38 | 84 | 139 | 164 | 112 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 85 | 85 | 36 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 49 |
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