Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Issued: 4 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is

15.2°C

Buxton Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 12AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	1ft (0.3m)	7s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Evening (05 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 4				Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 6	S 6	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	ENE 7	S 16	S 14	SSE 14	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	56	53	57	40	26	18	15	99	64	30	24	15	10	21	14	40	42	72	71	71	71	69
Wind (km/h)	NNW	WSW	SW	W	SW	SW	SW	S	SE	ENE	NE	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	W	WSW	SW	WSW	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off
High Tide			5:04PM0.99m				6:08AM1.04m				6:09PM0.94m				6:46AM1.08m				7:11PM0.90m
Low Tide					11:34PM0.27m				12:17PM0.42m				00:17AM0.33m				1:15PM0.35m				00:57AM0.40m


	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46
	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	7:57
mm	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	16	13	12	12	11	12	15	15	13	12	11	11	11	15	17	18	16	13	10	7	7
Feels °C	18	12	12	10	7	8	8	11	10	9	9	8	8	7	11	13	14	10	7	5	2	2
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 5	ENE 7	SSE 14	SSE 15	SSE 15	ENE 9	ENE 9	SSE 15	SSE 14
kJ	56	53	57	40	26	18	15	9	5	30	24	15	10	6	10	40	42	72	26	26	71	69
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 13	S 3	SE 12	E 12	—	S 12	E 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSE 5	ENE 7	ENE 9	ENE 9	SSE 15	SSE 15	ENE 9	ENE 9
kJ	5	4	3	2	5	3	—	3	1	10	11	10	10	10	4	10	15	25	71	71	25	25
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	S 13	SE 12	S 7	N 12	SE 11	—	—	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 15	S 15	S 16	S 14	SSE 5	—	N 6	NNE 6	N 5	—	N 5
kJ	6	3	5	4	3	5	—	—	3	3	3	4	4	21	14	2	—	1	3	1	—	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSW 3	—	SW 3	SSW 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	—	—	—	—	NW 2	NW 3	NW 3	—	SW 3	SW 3	SW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4
kJ	—	—	2	—	10	84	123	99	64	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	—	4	7	22	20	18
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	3	1	2	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	61	535	535	535	384	483	76	97	76	76	76	61	0	0	0	80	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1						3	2	2	1	1	4	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	1	4	1	5	5	2	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	2	4	2	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	5	6

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