Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 4AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (07 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (07 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.3
ESE
6
1.8
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
46
30
23
17
7
269
202
170
139
104
88
72
50
60
96
85
124
Wind (km/h)
5
N
15
WNW
10
W
15
W
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
10
SW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:11AM0.85m
4:26PM1.22m
6:07AM0.88m
5:27PM1.23m
Low Tide
10:40PM0.13m
10:05AM0.54m
11:39PM0.11m
11:10AM0.51m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:49
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
11
10
12
10
9
13
13
10
8
7
6
6
14
17
17
12
10
Feels °C
10
8
7
8
4
2
6
8
6
4
3
2
2
11
14
14
8
5
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