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Buxton Point Surf Forecast
/ TAS – East Coast (46 breaks) / Tasmania (59 breaks) /
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Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.9°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 2AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | |
301 | 335 | 344 | 171 | 184 | 228 | 387 | 574 | 539 | 562 | 1175 | 469 | 407 | 424 | 443 | 452 | 411 | 370 | 305 | 287 | 305 | 358 | 312 | 295 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 8:27PM1.11m | 10:01AM0.85m | 9:03PM1.11m | 10:49AM0.84m | 9:41PM1.09m | 11:36AM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32AM0.21m | 2:54PM0.57m | 4:14AM0.20m | 3:35PM0.60m | 4:56AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
 kJ | 128 | 129 | 136 | 171 | 184 | 228 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 539 | 469 | 407 | 424 | 443 | 452 | 411 | 370 | 305 | 287 | 305 | 358 | 312 | 295 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 35 | 35 | 57 | 96 | 126 | 103 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | E 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 17 | SSE 13 | NNE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 17 | 45 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 301 | 335 | 344 | — | — | — | 387 | 574 | 539 | 562 | 1175 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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