Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
13.3° C
1.2° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 1PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
0
2
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NNE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.8
NNE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
S
15
0.6
SSE
14
1.1
S
15
0.6
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
623
171
412
91
86
73
49
48
37
28
27
25
31
30
57
49
82
83
116
165
522
165
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
25
WNW
30
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:52PM1.05m
3:12AM0.75m
2:38PM1.04m
4:15AM0.74m
3:26PM1.05m
Low Tide
7:15AM0.52m
9:03PM0.36m
7:59AM0.56m
9:58PM0.35m
8:50AM0.58m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
17
17
13
12
11
10
9
13
14
13
11
10
9
9
10
11
13
12
9
9
Feels °C
10
11
13
13
9
9
7
7
5
9
11
9
7
6
4
3
3
2
6
5
3
4
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