Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.7° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 8AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)2ft (0.6m)18s
Afternoon (12 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (12 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
19
0.6
SSE
17
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
266
201
367
224
144
135
123
277
187
187
107
106
65
57
31
29
21
20
15
18
20
30
31
26
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
W
15
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:01AM1.04m
9:10PM1.06m
9:38AM1.07m
10:04PM0.99m
10:15AM1.08m
Low Tide
2:45AM0.23m
3:02PM0.33m
3:23AM0.30m
3:56PM0.30m
4:00AM0.37m
4:48PM0.29m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:13
6:13
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5:52
5:53
5:54
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
8
11
12
11
10
10
11
12
12
18
19
20
16
16
17
16
17
20
20
19
15
14
Feels °C
6
6
4
8
9
8
8
7
7
8
8
15
15
17
12
12
13
13
14
16
15
16
10
10
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