Buxton Point surf break

Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 09 May 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
15.8° C
(Which is 1.2°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 9AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (09 May)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (09 May)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
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)
2
2
1
2
1
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
2
SSW
10
2.3
SSW
8
1.1
S
8
1
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
163
138
110
122
119
858
776
153
130
139
112
149
415
390
378
355
269
173
151
145
108
103
103
101
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
15
SW
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
SW
10
SE
5
ESE
0
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
S
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
00:28AM1.02m
2:39PM0.87m
1:18AM1.00m
3:20PM0.91m
2:14AM0.98m
4:00PM0.96m
Low Tide
7:46AM0.24m
7:33PM0.64m
8:28AM0.24m
8:34PM0.61m
9:12AM0.24m
9:37PM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:03
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:01
5:00
Temp °C
10
10
10
15
19
18
13
12
12
13
13
16
16
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
6
6
6
11
15
17
11
9
8
9
10
15
14
13
13
11
11
11
11
12
11
12
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
Energy kJ
159
138
110
122
119
125
137
153
130
119
112
85
415
390
378
355
269
173
151
145
108
103
103
101
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.5
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.5
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
13
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
ENE
14
0.4
ENE
14
0.4
ENE
14
0.4
ENE
14
Energy kJ
163
115
66
62
59
59
59
70
99
139
105
149
11
11
11
27
30
36
36
36
40
63
61
61
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.3
ENE
13
0.3
ENE
13
0.3
E
12
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
14
Energy kJ
16
16
17
16
17
17
16
16
7
7
10
11
2
2
2
2
2
34
33
26
36
36
35
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
2
SSW
10
2.3
SSW
8
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
858
776
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
85
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
76
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
2
5
1
2
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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