Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
13.5°C
1.2° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 7AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (06 Oct)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.6
ENE
10
1.8
SSW
6
1.9
S
7
2
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.7
S
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
1.3
NE
5
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
82
92
96
98
65
273
316
373
324
245
372
138
122
127
90
83
80
46
45
44
75
81
86
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
W
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
15
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:53AM0.91m
5:15PM1.12m
6:41AM0.95m
6:17PM1.09m
7:24AM1.00m
7:17PM1.06m
Low Tide
11:18PM0.15m
11:09AM0.52m
00:11AM0.18m
12:14PM0.47m
00:59AM0.21m
1:14PM0.41m
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
10
10
12
13
15
13
9
7
6
6
7
10
11
11
9
8
7
6
6
11
13
13
10
9
Feels °C
3
3
6
6
7
5
2
1
0
1
2
6
7
7
5
5
4
3
4
7
7
8
6
6
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