Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Issued: 3 am 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
14.2° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 9AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (18 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (18 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
0
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.6
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.5
ENE
11
0.6
NE
8
0.7
NE
11
2
S
7
1.8
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.6
S
8
1.2
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
37
28
27
27
34
39
42
45
82
116
105
58
85
96
65
45
117
355
293
237
314
147
99
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
5
SSW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:46AM0.94m
10:49PM1.27m
12:37PM0.96m
11:46PM1.17m
1:25PM0.99m
Low Tide
5:07AM-0.05m
4:42PM0.54m
5:58AM0.02m
5:47PM0.53m
6:46AM0.10m
6:55PM0.52m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:40
4:40
4:40
 mm
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
15
16
15
16
16
16
17
16
13
12
11
13
14
13
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
13
16
14
15
15
14
14
14
11
9
7
9
11
11
10
9
8
6
5
5
6
7
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.8
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.4
NE
7
0.6
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.7
NE
11
0.6
NE
11
0.6
NE
11
0.6
ENE
11
1.2
SSE
7
0.6
ENE
11
1
SSE
7
Energy kJ
24
34
21
21
21
34
31
29
45
22
116
105
17
85
96
40
41
117
90
90
75
157
78
99
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
7
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.6
NE
11
0.6
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.3
SSE
16
0.6
ENE
11
0.2
SSE
15
0.5
NE
11
Energy kJ
34
37
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
82
12
15
58
55
50
65
45
99
96
61
48
75
21
57
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
18
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
NE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSE
14
Energy kJ
37
22
22
22
11
9
6
16
29
46
47
47
57
57
47
43
48
48
48
47
45
41
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.3
SW
2
1.4
S
5
2
S
7
1.8
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.6
S
8
1.2
SSE
7
Energy kJ
15
27
39
42
1
1
2
3
1
85
355
293
237
314
147
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
61
61
61
7
76
0
0
0
0
49
0
0
0
0
0
49
266
384
36
15
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
4
3
4
2
2
4
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
5
5
3
2
3
5
3
4
3
2
4
4
5
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
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