Buxton Point surf break

Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 06 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 4AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s 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)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
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

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
1.8
S
6
1.4
S
6
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
S
15
2.2
SSW
7
2.2
S
8
2.1
S
8
2
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
187
187
161
144
110
243
148
84
83
82
80
112
410
538
514
453
421
368
284
223
197
176
213
176
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
10
S
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:02PM1.05m
1:09PM0.83m
11:44PM1.03m
1:55PM0.84m
00:28AM1.02m
2:39PM0.87m
Low Tide
4:59PM0.63m
6:21AM0.23m
5:45PM0.64m
7:04AM0.24m
6:36PM0.65m
7:46AM0.24m
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
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
6
1
Temp °C
10
9
8
8
7
9
11
10
9
10
13
12
11
12
14
13
12
11
11
12
10
14
19
18
4
6
4
3
0
2
5
4
3
4
6
4
3
5
7
7
7
7
6
7
6
9
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
1
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
S
15
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
S
15
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
Energy kJ
187
187
161
144
110
106
106
78
50
30
57
112
115
113
165
165
163
163
284
223
197
176
213
176
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.5
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.2
S
18
0.3
SSE
16
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
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
0.3
E
10
0.6
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
Energy kJ
59
58
34
23
8
24
48
78
78
78
80
51
33
33
20
20
20
17
160
115
111
62
61
59
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
6
0.4
NE
7
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
N
7
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.2
NNW
4
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
7
11
6
25
25
4
51
84
83
82
2
2
2
2
2
17
17
17
8
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
3
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.7
SSW
6
1.8
S
6
1.4
S
6
0.5
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
WNW
4
1.2
SW
4
1.9
SSW
6
2.2
SSW
7
2.2
S
8
2.1
S
8
2
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.7
S
8
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.2
W
3
Energy kJ
3
49
37
66
188
243
148
7
14
19
53
219
410
538
514
453
421
368
4
3
5
7
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
4
2
6
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
36
36
0
36
164
85
36
0
0
49
49
639
639
537
15
15
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
4
2
2
3
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
4
2
7
7
4
5
4
4
6
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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