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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 3 pm Saturday 30 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
15.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (30 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 11PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun night, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 9 | |
458 | 467 | 400 | 346 | 290 | 284 | 158 | 239 | 244 | 206 | 206 | 167 | 164 | 80 | 56 | 74 | 101 | 134 | 70 | 88 | 46 | 39 | 73 | 61 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 7:15PM1.13m | 9:00AM0.81m | 7:53PM1.13m | 9:47AM0.82m | 8:32PM1.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:31AM0.21m | 1:37PM0.59m | 3:11AM0.19m | 2:20PM0.61m | 3:52AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — |
 | — | 4:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:44 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:44 |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 9 |
 kJ | 458 | 467 | 400 | 346 | 290 | 284 | 158 | 239 | 244 | 206 | 206 | 167 | 164 | 80 | 56 | 74 | 101 | 134 | 70 | 88 | 46 | 29 | 73 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | SW 6 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 114 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 34 | 8 | 47 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 8 | N 6 | S 13 | S 8 | S 7 | N 6 | SSW 13 | E 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 13 | SSW 4 | ENE 10 | S 6 | SSE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 9 | E 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 25 | 46 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 39 | 8 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | — | WSW 2 | W 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 35 | 35 | 26 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 32 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 49 | 76 |
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