Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
12.7° C
0.0° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 8PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)--
Afternoon (19 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.4
ESE
15
0.4
ESE
15
0.4
ESE
15
0.5
NE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
11
0.7
NE
11
0.7
NE
11
0.7
NE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
95
93
88
85
81
91
81
121
119
119
149
149
151
151
151
151
149
149
146
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:40PM1.03m
00:24AM0.97m
1:22PM1.05m
1:23AM0.87m
2:03PM1.07m
Low Tide
6:35PM0.45m
6:45AM0.29m
7:41PM0.43m
7:22AM0.38m
8:45PM0.41m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:59
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
12
13
13
13
12
12
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
15
14
9
9
9
8
7
8
10
9
8
9
9
9
8
9
10
11
7
6
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