Buxton Point surf break

Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 07 May 2026 AEST
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Buxton Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
16.2° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Buxton Point today?

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 8AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (07 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (07 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
4
4
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
1.8
S
6
1.4
S
6
0.7
ENE
10
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
S
15
2.2
S
7
2.2
S
7
2.1
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
9
2.2
SSW
9
2.3
SSW
10
1.1
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
161
144
141
239
148
104
83
81
80
113
453
524
513
421
388
302
243
188
153
137
177
826
1011
197
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
SW
15
W
15
W
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:02PM1.05m
1:09PM0.83m
11:44PM1.03m
1:55PM0.84m
00:28AM1.02m
2:39PM0.87m
Low Tide
6:21AM0.23m
5:45PM0.64m
7:04AM0.24m
6:36PM0.65m
7:46AM0.24m
7:33PM0.64m
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:01
7:03
7:03
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5:06
5:04
5:02
1
Temp °C
8
7
7
9
11
10
9
10
13
11
11
12
14
13
11
11
10
10
10
14
18
18
13
11
3
1
0
3
5
4
3
5
6
4
3
5
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
9
14
16
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
9
Energy kJ
161
144
141
108
106
62
50
78
78
113
74
113
167
165
165
302
243
188
153
137
177
166
180
197
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
5
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
N
7
0.2
S
18
0.3
SSE
16
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.6
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
Energy kJ
29
34
8
24
48
104
78
30
80
51
33
33
20
20
19
163
116
115
65
62
61
59
35
59
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
13
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
N
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
34
6
25
3
1
84
83
81
2
2
2
2
19
16
16
17
17
17
18
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
2
0.9
SSW
4
1.7
S
6
1.8
S
6
1.4
S
6
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
W
4
0.8
WNW
4
1.1
SW
4
1.9
SSW
6
2.2
S
7
2.2
S
7
2.1
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
8
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.6
WSW
3
2.2
SSW
9
2.3
SSW
10
0.4
WSW
3
Energy kJ
1
31
183
239
148
8
13
16
44
217
453
524
513
421
388
6
3
3
5
9
826
1011
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
4
4
2
Distance (km)
0
671
85
15
36
0
49
49
639
639
671
164
164
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
3
3
4
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
2
5
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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