Buxton Point surf break

Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
17.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Buxton Point today?

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 10AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jan)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (12 Jan)5ft (1.5m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
1.5
NE
1.8
NNE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)88999966999991514141414141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)64728484676713122941394529294441666668676663925959
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
5
ENE
15
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:06AM
1.05
4:44PM
0.73
4:45AM
1.06
5:54PM
0.72
5:26AM
1.08
6:57PM
0.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:06AM
0.43
9:53PM
0.50
11:59AM
0.38
10:37PM
0.54
12:47PM
0.33
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise--5:45-------5:46-------5:47-----
Sunset------8:45-------8:45-------8:45-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C101014191719171612131515161615141313131314141414
Feels °C (?)7711161315161310111313141413131111111113121212
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