Buxton Point surf break

Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 18 Feb 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
17.5° C
(Which is 1.2°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 7AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (18 Feb)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (18 Feb)1ft (0.3m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
3
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
1.5
S
1.8
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
1.4
NE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)7788815151414141414131367141514151551515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)90645746464342413837363660591733381001091077172984242
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
30
W
10
SW
5
SSW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
10
N
20
NNW
30
NW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:20AM
1.17
10:35PM
0.95
10:08AM
1.14
11:12PM
1.00
11:00AM
1.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:11AM
0.49
4:14PM
0.16
4:02AM
0.45
4:51PM
0.18
4:56AM
0.41
5:29PM
0.23
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise--6:31-------6:33-------6:35-----
Sunset------8:09-------8:07-------8:07-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141314192323191717161720222318131211132024262117
Feels °C (?)88914191815131413141515191510109121721211413
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