Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 29 Aug 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 (30 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 12AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)--
Afternoon (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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)
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
66
101
98
160
174
228
215
327
247
304
299
243
243
239
239
243
247
90
88
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
ESE
5
N
5
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:49PM1.09m
9:44AM0.99m
9:38PM1.05m
10:20AM1.04m
Low Tide
3:24AM0.24m
3:35PM0.41m
4:01AM0.28m
4:28PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
13
13
12
12
12
15
20
20
14
11
11
9
9
13
17
16
12
11
Feels °C
12
11
7
8
7
7
8
12
17
17
9
7
6
4
5
9
13
13
11
9
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