Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Issued: 9 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
13.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 1AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (06 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.3
SSE
17
0.7
SE
8
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
1
SE
10
0.9
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
330
323
287
249
194
161
119
113
86
51
55
50
59
57
50
50
80
90
90
90
258
220
204
164
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
E
5
E
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
SW
5
S
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
High Tide
11:32PM1.02m
1:08PM0.98m
00:26AM0.96m
1:46PM1.03m
1:30AM0.91m
2:27PM1.09m
Low Tide
5:49PM0.58m
6:24AM0.22m
6:48PM0.54m
7:03AM0.26m
7:51PM0.48m
7:46AM0.31m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:47
4:49
4:49
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
7
7
7
7
9
8
8
7
8
7
8
10
12
12
12
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
6
5
4
4
4
5
6
5
6
4
5
3
4
6
9
9
9
7
6
6
8
8
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.4
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
1
SE
10
0.9
ESE
10
Energy kJ
330
323
287
249
194
161
119
113
86
51
42
50
51
55
44
44
39
90
90
90
258
220
204
164
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.5
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
ESE
11
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
19
0.4
SSE
19
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
17
Energy kJ
246
179
158
111
42
37
35
35
48
42
55
25
59
57
50
40
47
43
44
47
124
115
160
154
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.1
S
23
0.2
S
21
0.1
E
16
0.2
E
15
0.4
E
14
0.4
E
13
Energy kJ
2
2
2
66
41
21
21
20
37
37
38
14
23
24
50
80
10
36
5
17
62
56
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
S
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
Energy kJ
4
47
19
32
46
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
36
36
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
36
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
49
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
1
1
2
2
2
5
5
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
6
7
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
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