Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Issued: 3 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is

12.6° C

Buxton Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (26 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 10AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Afternoon (26 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Evening (26 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 26								Monday 27								Tuesday 28
	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	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	ESE 14	ESE 15	SE 17	ESE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	NNE 6	SE 14	NNE 6	SSE 15	NNE 7	SSE 14	SSE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	198	146	136	102	75	55	48	30	28	21	22	43	26	65	64	71	69	75	70	80	71	70	64	67
Wind (km/h)	W	W	W	WNW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			6:37AM0.75m				5:36PM1.11m					7:23AM0.77m			6:19PM1.13m					8:06AM0.79m				7:02PM1.15m
Low Tide	00:16AM0.29m				11:02AM0.58m				00:59AM0.26m				11:52AM0.58m					1:40AM0.22m			12:39PM0.58m


	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	10	10	12	14	14	12	11	11	11	11	12	16	15	13	12	13	13	13	13	14	13	12	10
Feels °C	5	4	5	8	10	11	10	9	9	8	8	8	12	12	9	7	8	7	7	8	9	9	7	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	ESE 16	SE 16	SSE 14	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SE 14	SSE 14	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	198	146	136	102	75	55	48	30	28	16	15	15	26	65	37	71	69	37	54	41	37	66	57	46
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SE 14	SE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	S 12	SE 13	SE 14	ESE 14	ESE 15	SE 17	S 8	SSE 14	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SE 14	SSE 13	SE 14	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14
kJ	—	7	7	7	7	7	11	6	8	21	22	43	6	18	64	61	55	54	35	52	71	70	64	67
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 14	SE 14	N 9	N 9	—	E 20	SE 13	SE 18	SE 18	SE 18	SE 18	S 14	S 14	S 8	S 8	NE 5	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSW 16	SE 14	SE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13
kJ	8	7	1	1	—	7	7	13	13	12	12	4	15	6	6	7	1	1	1	50	51	48	18	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 3	WSW 4	W 4	W 3	WNW 3	WSW 3	—	W 2	WNW 2	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NNW 2	N 2	N 2	NNW 3	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 4	N 7	N 7	NW 2
kJ	7	15	12	5	3	2	—	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	27	75	70	80	7	306	348	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	76	76	76	76	76	49	0	49	76	76	488	488	76	76	76	61	0
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