Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.8° 

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 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 10PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)--
Afternoon (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (09 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
1.3
NE
6
1.4
NNE
7
1
NE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
27
45
124
193
125
284
370
386
312
296
339
437
346
318
145
156
190
269
269
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
N
5
WNW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
NNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:37PM1.27m
6:25AM0.85m
5:37PM1.31m
7:22AM0.88m
6:36PM1.33m
Low Tide
11:56PM0.07m
11:12AM0.52m
00:54AM0.03m
12:14PM0.50m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:20
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
14
12
12
12
9
9
12
15
15
11
11
Feels °C
10
10
10
9
10
9
10
9
8
9
7
6
6
6
5
8
10
11
8
6
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