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Buxton Point Surf Forecast
/ TAS – East Coast (46 breaks) / Tasmania (59 breaks) /
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Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 29 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.1° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 1AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | |
541 | 586 | 598 | 520 | 449 | 458 | 458 | 467 | 400 | 400 | 340 | 284 | 158 | 244 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 164 | 164 | 127 | 96 | 103 | 103 | 99 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:39PM1.12m | 8:11AM0.80m | 7:15PM1.13m | 9:00AM0.81m | 7:53PM1.13m | 9:47AM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50AM0.24m | 12:54PM0.57m | 2:31AM0.21m | 1:37PM0.59m | 3:11AM0.19m | 2:20PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:44 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
 kJ | 541 | 586 | 598 | 520 | 449 | 458 | 458 | 467 | 400 | 400 | 340 | 284 | 158 | 244 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 164 | 164 | 127 | 96 | 103 | 103 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 10 | NNE 6 | N 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 114 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 28 | 51 | 33 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 14 | N 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | — | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 4 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 18 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 28 | 31 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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