Buxton Point surf break

Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 21 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
16.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Buxton Point today?

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 3PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (21 Jan)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (21 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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

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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sat
24
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.9
S
1.8
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.2
SSE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
Period(s) (?)111010101012121212777788888777778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)317300282282228493469456376366355403376288413332150129107107105919193
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
S
10
SW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
15
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:21AM
1.17
11:58PM
0.91
11:05AM
1.13
12:35AM
0.95
11:53AM
1.08
1:13AM
1.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:26PM
0.13
5:05AM
0.54
6:02PM
0.15
6:00AM
0.51
6:39PM
0.19
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sat
24
Sunrise5:56-------5:56-------5:58-------
Sunset----8:40-------8:39-------8:38---
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---1741-----------------
Temp. °C1519171513121111111416161411991214151514121110
Feels °C (?)1418161576455791088661010111110998
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