Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
13.4°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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 6PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (26 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
1.8
S
7
2.1
S
7
1.4
S
6
0.8
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
42
348
415
161
75
172
156
151
155
174
295
407
348
240
193
149
110
86
92
75
75
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
7:24AM0.82m
6:34PM1.12m
8:00AM0.86m
7:18PM1.13m
8:36AM0.90m
8:02PM1.12m
Low Tide
12:18PM0.55m
1:38AM0.22m
1:06PM0.52m
2:14AM0.21m
1:55PM0.49m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
9
11
12
13
11
10
9
10
8
13
16
16
12
11
11
11
11
12
14
14
10
9
Feels °C
3
5
5
7
6
6
6
8
5
11
13
12
7
6
7
6
5
6
8
9
5
4
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