Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
12.6° C
0.3° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 2AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (06 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
2
3
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
275
320
278
227
271
314
378
300
230
128
135
84
72
56
48
48
48
88
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
SW
10
S
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
ESE
5
E
5
N
5
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
off
off
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:32AM0.88m
1:49PM1.13m
2:48AM0.84m
2:41PM1.17m
Low Tide
7:36PM0.36m
7:16AM0.40m
8:42PM0.28m
8:09AM0.46m
9:49PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
9
7
7
7
7
11
14
14
10
8
9
8
7
11
13
11
9
8
Feels °C
5
3
3
3
3
7
10
11
7
5
7
6
4
9
10
8
7
5
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