Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 12PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon morning, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
146
132
183
266
266
203
201
198
131
131
131
129
82
81
79
77
44
72
68
144
160
213
116
109
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
20
NW
30
W
30
W
25
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:40AM0.88m
6:48PM1.36m
8:39AM0.89m
7:45PM1.38m
9:33AM0.91m
8:41PM1.36m
Low Tide
12:26PM0.52m
2:07AM-0.05m
1:25PM0.52m
3:01AM-0.06m
2:25PM0.50m
3:53AM-0.04m
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:53
4:54
 mm
1
3
5
2
Temp °C
12
13
13
11
8
8
8
8
7
8
10
8
8
9
9
8
9
10
11
13
14
12
11
10
Feels °C
4
5
6
6
0
0
2
3
3
4
6
2
2
3
4
3
3
5
6
9
10
8
9
7
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