Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 06 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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 4PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (06 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
7
2
S
7
1.7
S
7
2
S
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
229
163
124
91
64
46
30
23
13
5
363
258
463
151
131
113
93
76
60
97
85
124
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
E
15
ENE
10
N
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
25
WSW
25
SW
25
S
20
S
10
SW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:07AM0.84m
3:23PM1.20m
5:11AM0.85m
4:26PM1.22m
6:07AM0.88m
5:27PM1.23m
Low Tide
9:00AM0.55m
10:40PM0.13m
10:05AM0.54m
11:39PM0.11m
11:10AM0.51m
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:49
 mm
Temp °C
11
14
15
13
12
11
10
11
10
11
13
13
10
8
6
6
6
14
17
17
13
9
Feels °C
8
11
12
9
10
8
7
7
4
5
6
7
6
3
2
2
2
11
14
14
9
2
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