Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.9° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 20s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 8AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 22s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)20s
Afternoon (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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)
1
0
2
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
20
0.8
SSE
19
0.8
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
18
1
SSE
18
1
SSE
18
1
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
17
0.8
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
1
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1
SSE
16
1
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
126
138
138
395
476
404
540
685
670
647
504
346
263
256
195
161
128
346
351
456
636
653
534
520
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
SW
5
SSE
5
W
10
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
High Tide
6:57AM0.92m
6:25PM1.22m
7:41AM0.96m
7:22PM1.18m
8:22AM1.00m
8:16PM1.13m
Low Tide
00:32AM0.11m
12:12PM0.47m
1:20AM0.13m
1:11PM0.42m
2:04AM0.17m
2:08PM0.37m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
9
7
6
10
12
12
10
9
8
8
9
13
18
17
12
11
11
10
8
15
20
18
15
12
Feels °C
3
1
-1
3
5
5
4
3
3
3
4
8
14
13
6
5
4
4
3
10
15
15
12
7
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