Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
12.6° C
0.5° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 9AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night).

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
0
1
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NE
4
1
NE
5
1.5
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
2
S
7
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
0.9
E
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
22
16
21
22
24
54
189
386
202
316
441
378
356
437
428
394
353
281
286
167
255
232
127
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
N
5
SW
5
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
10
WSW
20
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:19AM0.83m
4:37PM1.27m
6:25AM0.85m
5:37PM1.31m
7:22AM0.88m
6:36PM1.33m
Low Tide
10:54PM0.14m
10:09AM0.52m
11:56PM0.07m
11:12AM0.52m
00:54AM0.03m
12:14PM0.50m
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:20
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
8
9
9
13
15
13
13
13
11
10
10
11
11
12
11
11
11
12
11
12
14
15
12
11
Feels °C
5
7
7
9
10
10
10
9
9
8
9
8
7
8
6
4
5
6
6
6
8
12
8
6
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