Buxton Point surf break

Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 11 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
15.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Buxton Point today?

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 5PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (11 May)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (11 May)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.5
S
20
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
SE
9
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
183
145
130
127
103
103
130
108
108
108
198
165
147
131
81
75
70
41
40
37
35
34
17
31
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
SSE
10
ESE
5
E
0
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
0
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
10
ENE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:00PM0.96m
3:17AM0.97m
4:39PM1.02m
4:25AM0.96m
5:18PM1.09m
Low Tide
9:12AM0.24m
9:37PM0.56m
9:57AM0.25m
10:39PM0.47m
10:45AM0.28m
11:38PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:07
7:07
7:09
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5:00
5:00
4:59
4:58
Temp °C
12
13
14
13
12
12
12
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
14
13
12
12
12
11
10
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
9
9
9
11
9
10
10
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
10
Energy kJ
183
145
130
127
103
103
130
108
108
108
73
73
73
54
54
31
31
37
28
27
22
13
14
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
13
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
ENE
14
0.3
ENE
14
0.4
ENE
14
0.4
ENE
14
0.4
ENE
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
SSE
21
0.5
S
20
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
S
13
Energy kJ
33
36
40
38
61
61
60
30
29
89
198
165
147
131
81
75
70
41
40
37
35
34
17
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
E
12
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
S
26
0.2
S
24
0.3
SSE
22
0.3
ENE
13
0.3
ENE
13
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
21
11
35
36
35
20
13
45
99
32
32
27
25
11
11
11
11
10
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
2
0.3
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.3
NE
2
0.3
NE
2
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
5
5
6
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
61
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
76
76
7
0
0
0
0
76
76
238
76
0
76
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
7
5
7
7
6
6
7
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