Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Issued: 9 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
13.3° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 2AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (02 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (02 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.6
NE
10
1.3
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.3
SSE
16
0.7
S
6
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
1.4
S
8
1.9
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
246
172
164
135
95
261
461
355
246
188
130
101
153
163
160
115
115
74
47
39
63
70
277
537
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
WNW
15
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:48PM1.14m
10:42AM0.83m
9:27PM1.13m
11:20AM0.86m
10:06PM1.10m
11:56AM0.89m
Low Tide
4:06AM0.17m
3:19PM0.60m
4:41AM0.17m
4:05PM0.60m
5:15AM0.18m
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:45
4:45
4:46
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
12
13
14
12
11
10
9
8
8
8
12
11
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
Feels °C
9
9
8
10
9
8
8
6
5
4
4
2
4
3
5
5
2
3
0
0
0
2
1
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.3
E
8
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.8
NE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.6
NE
10
1.3
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.5
NE
9
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.4
SSE
14
1.4
S
8
0.7
SSE
14
Energy kJ
15
10
19
19
95
261
461
355
246
188
130
101
153
163
160
115
115
74
43
39
51
70
277
201
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.6
E
7
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
S
18
0.3
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.5
S
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
S
9
0.3
ENE
10
0.6
SSE
14
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
18
18
37
14
3
3
4
4
17
12
26
63
101
92
51
49
35
35
54
18
145
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.4
SW
13
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
S
10
0.4
SSE
14
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
15
44
2
6
7
6
5
47
32
63
9
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
8
0.6
WNW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.7
NW
3
0.8
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
W
3
0.7
SW
3
1
SW
4
1.3
SW
4
1.2
SW
4
1.3
WSW
5
1.4
SW
5
1.8
SSW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.9
S
9
Energy kJ
246
172
164
135
6
8
6
12
14
10
9
5
2
4
12
36
65
58
65
91
166
51
537
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
9
1
1
8
5
1
2
1
Distance (km)
61
61
76
0
0
61
97
61
76
76
61
61
0
61
36
639
535
0
80
535
535
85
15
678
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
3
4
2
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
2
2
7
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
8
6
8
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
7
9
9
9
8
6
7
5
5
5
4
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