Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
13.4°C
1.3° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 4PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (27 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (27 Aug)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
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)
1.2
SE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
S
16
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.6
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
152
138
251
408
416
356
301
235
181
138
110
92
98
74
75
177
69
67
65
140
101
147
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
NE
5
NE
5
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:00AM0.86m
7:18PM1.13m
8:36AM0.90m
8:02PM1.12m
9:10AM0.95m
8:49PM1.09m
Low Tide
1:06PM0.52m
2:14AM0.21m
1:55PM0.49m
2:49AM0.21m
2:45PM0.45m
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
10
13
15
16
12
10
10
11
10
12
15
13
10
9
9
9
9
13
17
17
13
13
Feels °C
8
11
12
13
7
6
6
7
4
5
9
7
4
5
5
4
4
8
11
11
7
7
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