Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.8° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 8AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (10 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NW by Mon night).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
6
1.2
NE
7
1.9
NNE
7
0.9
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
1.3
NNE
6
2
NNE
7
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
152
127
339
102
131
95
61
57
28
18
47
83
127
127
126
121
350
117
126
84
98
114
78
60
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NW
10
NNW
25
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
20
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NE
20
NE
30
W
25
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:39AM1.08m
9:10PM0.98m
9:14AM1.10m
10:04PM0.94m
9:49AM1.12m
10:56PM0.90m
Low Tide
2:23AM0.32m
3:01PM0.29m
3:01AM0.38m
3:50PM0.25m
3:38AM0.45m
4:37PM0.22m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
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7:23
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2
1
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Temp °C
12
13
16
18
21
20
15
11
9
9
11
16
18
18
16
14
14
13
10
11
11
13
11
10
Feels °C
10
11
14
12
16
16
12
7
5
5
8
11
11
13
12
11
13
11
7
10
8
9
4
3
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