Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Issued: 3 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
14.2° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (17 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 8PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)--
Afternoon (17 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (17 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Fri night).

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
1.4
NNE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.7
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.8
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.7
NE
11
2.5
S
7
2.3
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
33
23
33
34
37
28
27
27
52
31
110
32
82
116
105
58
108
134
84
51
117
662
576
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
5
N
10
NNW
10
W
10
SW
20
S
30
S
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:52PM1.34m
11:46AM0.94m
10:49PM1.27m
12:37PM0.96m
11:46PM1.17m
Low Tide
3:40PM0.54m
5:07AM-0.05m
4:42PM0.54m
5:58AM0.02m
5:47PM0.53m
6:46AM0.10m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:40
4:40
4:40
4:40
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
15
16
15
16
17
17
16
15
15
12
12
13
14
11
11
11
12
11
10
10
Feels °C
14
13
14
14
14
15
14
15
16
16
14
13
13
9
8
9
11
9
9
9
10
6
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
10
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
NE
10
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
NE
7
0.7
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.8
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.7
NE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
Energy kJ
33
33
9
33
24
34
28
21
21
52
31
31
32
21
116
105
22
108
134
84
51
117
76
76
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
NE
10
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
NE
6
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
Energy kJ
3
1
15
25
34
37
21
27
27
27
27
28
27
82
12
46
58
55
50
42
44
63
81
81
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
22
0.4
NE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
NE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
NE
6
0.4
ENE
11
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
SSW
16
Energy kJ
3
3
23
37
22
22
22
11
9
26
15
29
46
14
48
57
57
48
43
48
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
2
0.3
NW
3
0.6
NNE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
1.4
NNE
6
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NW
2
0.5
NW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.4
SW
3
1.6
S
5
2.5
S
7
2.3
SSE
8
Energy kJ
1
1
15
23
28
110
1
1
4
2
1
2
121
662
576
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
4
2
Distance (km)
76
49
49
0
0
0
61
76
76
0
0
0
0
7
49
49
0
61
0
0
0
590
445
384
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
2
4
4
5
5
3
2
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
8
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
7
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
7
7
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