Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.9° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 11AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (31 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (31 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the W by Wed night).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
S
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
243
243
299
299
115
92
90
90
90
81
79
75
55
54
35
37
41
42
44
48
87
126
188
126
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
ESE
10
ENE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:20AM1.04m
10:31PM1.00m
10:58AM1.08m
11:29PM0.95m
11:40AM1.11m
Low Tide
4:01AM0.28m
4:28PM0.36m
4:39AM0.33m
5:23PM0.31m
5:20AM0.39m
6:22PM0.27m
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clear
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:33
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5:39
5:40
5:42
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Temp °C
11
9
9
13
17
15
13
11
9
10
11
14
15
16
14
14
12
11
9
12
14
12
11
12
Feels °C
7
6
6
10
14
12
11
8
6
6
5
8
9
11
8
10
9
6
5
6
9
7
6
7
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