Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
13.5°C
1.3° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 7AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (23 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (23 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
1.4
NNE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
120
86
88
66
66
47
36
36
36
19
18
19
48
59
203
54
36
37
36
40
64
64
66
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
ENE
15
ENE
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
E
15
E
15
NE
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
20
NW
15
NW
5
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
5:58AM0.85m
5:13PM1.05m
6:35AM0.90m
6:03PM1.06m
7:10AM0.95m
6:54PM1.06m
Low Tide
11:29PM0.28m
11:08AM0.56m
00:09AM0.26m
11:59AM0.51m
00:47AM0.25m
12:50PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:54
5:52
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6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
8
13
16
15
14
13
11
10
9
13
13
15
16
17
16
15
14
20
22
21
14
12
Feels °C
5
4
4
9
12
11
11
8
6
6
6
10
9
11
12
13
12
12
12
16
19
20
13
12
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