Buxton Point surf break

Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 24 Apr 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
15.9° C
(Which is 1.0°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 5AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 24). 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 (25 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Afternoon (25 Apr)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (25 Apr)1ft (0.3m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
E
8
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
90
21
11
11
16
19
50
48
45
45
23
20
16
16
16
16
18
18
10
7
6
6
10
10
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
ENE
10
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:25AM1.10m
4:12PM0.93m
3:30AM1.04m
4:58PM0.97m
4:32AM0.99m
Low Tide
8:26PM0.57m
9:31AM0.17m
9:36PM0.55m
10:21AM0.23m
10:42PM0.50m
11:05AM0.28m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:48
6:50
6:50
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5:22
5:20
5:19
Temp °C
19
17
17
17
17
19
22
23
19
17
17
17
17
21
23
22
19
16
15
13
13
18
20
19
16
14
13
12
12
16
18
19
15
14
13
14
14
17
19
18
15
13
14
11
11
17
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
Energy kJ
27
20
11
10
10
7
4
48
8
8
4
4
3
3
4
13
18
18
10
7
4
6
10
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
NE
5
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
Energy kJ
22
21
11
11
11
10
50
5
45
45
23
20
16
16
16
16
8
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
16
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
16
19
10
5
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
6
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.3
WNW
2
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.2
W
3
Energy kJ
90
1
3
2
1
2
5
4
2
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
49
49
49
61
61
0
0
61
0
61
61
76
76
76
76
76
76
76
76
76
76
76
61
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
6
4
4
5
9
8
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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