Buxton Point surf break

Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 17 Apr 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
16.4° C
(Which is 1.3°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 3PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (17 Apr)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.5
SSE
1.6
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.4
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
Period(s) (?)1413778991010101011111111131212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)649625440561668680311311362150814291273123010541095176213721258121312911092882850778
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglassoncross-
on
cross-
off
offglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:58AM
1.03
8:05PM
1.18
9:02AM
1.01
8:48PM
1.23
10:06AM
0.99
9:35PM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:51PM
0.34
2:43AM
0.14
2:38PM
0.40
3:39AM
0.06
3:27PM
0.46
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise6:39-------6:41-------6:41-------
Sunset---5:34-------5:31-------5:30----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C10121513101010101012141310876611141210101011
Feels °C (?)2585233235765543391198889
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