Buxton Point surf break

Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 14 May 2026 AEST
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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
15.4° C
(Which is 1.1°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 6AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (14 May)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (14 May)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.2
S
21
1.3
NNE
6
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
18
0.9
ENE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.3
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
31
28
16
15
19
27
26
34
93
64
61
59
178
211
154
120
100
157
124
69
140
163
153
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
10
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:35AM0.96m
5:59PM1.16m
6:46AM0.96m
6:43PM1.23m
7:54AM0.96m
7:29PM1.28m
Low Tide
11:38PM0.35m
11:33AM0.32m
00:37AM0.23m
12:24PM0.38m
1:34AM0.11m
1:15PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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7:09
7:09
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:57
4:55
Temp °C
11
11
11
14
17
18
15
14
14
13
13
15
19
19
15
14
13
13
13
16
20
20
16
16
9
9
9
12
14
15
13
12
13
12
12
14
16
15
14
13
12
12
12
15
17
18
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
ENE
5
0.3
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
1.2
ENE
7
Energy kJ
14
31
28
16
15
15
14
7
6
36
31
26
59
26
20
20
19
4
69
60
4
4
4
153
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.1
S
22
0.2
S
21
0.2
S
19
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
18
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
19
Energy kJ
17
3
2
10
5
10
9
9
34
29
64
61
2
7
7
7
7
3
8
4
3
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
16
0.1
E
11
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
7
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
21
Energy kJ
2
2
10
2
4
5
2
8
8
6
6
2
7
7
1
2
3
2
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
1.3
NNE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.3
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
Energy kJ
4
5
2
3
6
19
27
26
31
93
56
178
211
154
120
100
157
124
69
140
163
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
61
61
76
76
76
97
76
0
0
0
0
61
76
76
76
0
0
0
0
61
97
76
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
9
9
9
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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