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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 Thursday 28 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
15.2° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 5PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
692 | 599 | 494 | 699 | 604 | 482 | 457 | 379 | 347 | 320 | 167 | 400 | 477 | 459 | 394 | 377 | 326 | 326 | 327 | 386 | 392 | 339 | 290 | 234 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:20AM0.79m | 6:05PM1.11m | 7:18AM0.79m | 6:39PM1.12m | 8:11AM0.80m | 7:15PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32AM0.49m | 1:09AM0.29m | 12:12PM0.53m | 1:50AM0.24m | 12:54PM0.57m | 2:31AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 |
 | — | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | — | 4:45 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 692 | 599 | 494 | 699 | 604 | 482 | 457 | 379 | 347 | 320 | 167 | 400 | 477 | 459 | 394 | 377 | 326 | 326 | 327 | 386 | 392 | 339 | 290 | 234 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | ENE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 138 | 112 | 78 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 108 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 9 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 20 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 24 | — | 42 | 40 | 19 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 49 | 49 |
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