Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.1° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 8AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
172
174
184
240
304
231
225
167
71
78
132
137
135
131
83
79
74
107
107
66
94
80
77
83
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
N
0
NNW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:23AM0.94m
9:37PM1.30m
11:11AM0.96m
10:32PM1.21m
11:56AM1.00m
Low Tide
3:53AM-0.04m
3:25PM0.49m
4:41AM0.02m
4:27PM0.48m
5:25AM0.10m
5:30PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:55
4:57
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
10
11
14
14
11
11
10
10
9
10
15
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
9
7
7
8
13
13
8
8
7
7
6
7
13
10
9
8
7
7
7
8
11
12
10
10
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