Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.9° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 11PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)--
Afternoon (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (04 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the W by Sun night).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
3
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.7
NE
8
1.7
S
6
2.1
S
6
1.8
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
273
276
208
206
203
201
263
193
121
78
79
57
180
379
286
307
155
124
82
67
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
NW
15
W
25
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
ESE
10
E
10
NNE
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
off
High Tide
2:56AM0.84m
2:20PM1.18m
4:07AM0.84m
3:23PM1.20m
Low Tide
8:30PM0.19m
7:56AM0.53m
9:37PM0.16m
9:00AM0.55m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
1
4
2
1
4
1
Temp °C
15
15
11
10
11
11
10
11
11
14
12
11
11
12
10
14
15
13
11
11
Feels °C
10
10
7
6
7
9
8
10
10
12
9
6
7
7
7
12
12
10
8
8
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