Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
12.6° C
0.3° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 7AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (06 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (06 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
2
3
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.5
E
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.8
N
4
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
278
216
283
314
307
316
250
187
135
84
94
56
56
56
45
90
73
68
52
50
50
48
25
22
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
5
WNW
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
SE
10
E
5
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:32AM0.88m
1:49PM1.13m
2:48AM0.84m
2:41PM1.17m
4:05AM0.83m
3:38PM1.22m
Low Tide
7:16AM0.40m
8:42PM0.28m
8:09AM0.46m
9:49PM0.21m
9:07AM0.50m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
7:09
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5:14
5:15
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
8
9
9
11
14
13
10
8
7
7
7
11
13
12
9
8
8
7
6
12
15
15
10
9
Feels °C
3
5
5
7
10
10
7
5
4
4
4
9
10
9
7
5
5
4
3
8
11
12
7
6
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