Buxton Point surf break

Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 20 Feb 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
17.4° C
(Which is 1.2°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 8PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm February 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)--
Afternoon (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (20 Feb)1ft (0.3m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.7
SSW
1.1
S
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
1.2
NE
1.2
NNE
0.9
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
ENE
0.5
NE
Period(s) (?)151515151486131313135566667788877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)72724242417094353534336578628812416212810711384573726
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
20
NNW
30
NW
20
WNW
10
W
10
SW
5
WSW
10
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
25
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:50PM
1.04
11:55AM
1.04
12:30AM
1.09
12:56PM
0.97
1:14AM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:52AM
0.36
6:09PM
0.29
6:51AM
0.31
6:52PM
0.36
7:54AM
0.27
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise------6:35-------6:37-------6:39-
Sunset--8:07-------8:05-------8:04-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------------22-----
Temp. °C242621171716151916171513121215252927191612131417
Feels °C (?)212114131515141612121010101013232525161168912
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