Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
12.6° C
0.3° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 12AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)--
Afternoon (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (05 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
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)
0.3
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.9
SE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
32
84
107
111
111
137
206
179
179
261
417
336
315
322
322
362
300
235
196
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
S
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SE
5
WNW
10
W
Wind State
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
00:24AM0.93m
1:03PM1.08m
1:32AM0.88m
1:49PM1.13m
Low Tide
6:33PM0.42m
6:30AM0.34m
7:36PM0.36m
7:16AM0.40m
8:42PM0.28m
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:14
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
11
9
9
9
9
9
11
12
12
10
10
9
9
9
10
14
12
10
9
Feels °C
10
8
7
6
6
5
6
8
9
9
7
6
5
5
5
6
11
9
8
6
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