Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Issued: 3 pm 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
14.3° C

1.1°C warmer than 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 (16 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 8PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)--
Afternoon (16 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (16 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
10
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSE
16
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.9
NNE
5
0.7
NE
6
0.4
NE
10
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
34
26
30
24
23
21
12
33
15
16
25
24
34
28
27
27
34
44
31
27
50
70
107
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:55PM1.38m
10:52AM0.93m
9:52PM1.34m
11:46AM0.94m
10:49PM1.27m
Low Tide
4:13AM-0.09m
3:40PM0.54m
5:07AM-0.05m
4:42PM0.54m
5:58AM0.02m
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
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>
4:40
4:40
4:40
4:40
 mm
2
3
2
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
13
16
15
15
15
15
16
15
16
17
17
16
16
14
13
12
13
Feels °C
10
11
10
9
9
10
9
12
13
12
14
13
13
14
14
14
16
16
14
12
10
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.5
SSE
14
Energy kJ
34
34
21
30
23
16
16
11
33
15
16
25
24
34
21
22
21
34
31
31
27
23
14
107
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
NE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
11
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
ENE
11
Energy kJ
38
18
17
8
24
8
12
12
1
14
15
9
24
27
28
27
27
27
27
28
27
29
70
47
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
ENE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
22
0.4
NE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
NE
6
Energy kJ
4
24
26
25
8
23
21
1
3
3
9
24
5
5
22
22
22
11
9
26
15
50
46
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.3
NNE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.2
WNW
2
Energy kJ
1
2
6
6
11
15
44
2
2
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
76
61
0
76
76
61
61
49
49
0
0
0
49
76
76
7
76
76
49
49
0
49
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
4
4
4
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
4
3
2
2
4
4
3
2
2
4
5
5
5
5
3
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
5
4
4
5
5
9
9
7
6
5
6
6
5
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