Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Issued: 9 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is

12.5° 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 (27 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 2PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	17s
Afternoon (27 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s
Evening (27 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Monday 27						Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 15	SE 17	ESE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SE 14	NNE 6	SSE 16	SSE 15	NNE 7	NE 8	SSE 14	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 18	SSE 17	S 7	S 8	SSE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	22	43	26	65	64	71	69	54	78	81	72	91	84	70	71	74	44	108	96	432	491	484
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	W	SW	SW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		7:23AM0.77m			6:19PM1.13m					8:06AM0.79m				7:02PM1.15m				8:45AM0.81m				7:44PM1.15m
Low Tide			11:52AM0.58m					1:40AM0.22m			12:39PM0.58m					2:19AM0.20m				1:26PM0.57m


	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	12	15	15	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	13	10	9	7	7	5	8	9	9	7	6
Feels °C	6	8	11	12	10	9	8	7	8	8	7	7	4	4	2	4	1	1	2	2	0	0
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SE 17	ESE 16	SE 16	SSE 14	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SE 14	SSE 16	NE 6	SSE 14	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	SSE 18	SSE 17	ESE 15	ESE 14	SSE 9
kJ	15	43	26	65	38	71	69	37	54	81	33	70	84	67	54	29	14	108	96	42	41	484
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 15	SSE 9	SSE 14	SSE 14	SE 16	SE 16	NE 6	SE 14	SSE 14	SE 14	SSE 15	SE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	S 15	ESE 14
kJ	22	15	18	18	64	61	8	54	36	52	72	48	67	70	71	74	44	13	8	8	18	41
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 18	S 14	SSE 8	S 8	S 8	NNE 5	SE 15	S 8	S 17	—	SE 14	—	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	NE 7	NE 7	SSE 15
kJ	12	4	7	6	6	3	55	1	6	—	51	—	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	13	2	22
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 2	NW 2	NNW 3	N 3	NNW 2	NNW 2	N 3	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 4	NNE 7	NNW 3	NNW 3	NW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	W 3	SW 5	S 7	S 8	WSW 5
kJ	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	47	78	72	9	91	4	7	4	5	4	7	87	432	491	46
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Carlton Rivermouth TAS - East Coast	Buxton Point TAS - East Coast	Governors Island TAS - East Coast	Buxton Point TAS - East Coast	Governors Island TAS - East Coast	Carlton Rivermouth TAS - East Coast	Carlton Rivermouth TAS - East Coast	Park Beach TAS - East Coast	Carlton Rivermouth TAS - East Coast	Red Bluff VIC - East Coast	Park Beach TAS - East Coast	Park Beach TAS - East Coast	Park Beach TAS - East Coast	Governors Island TAS - East Coast	Marion Bay TAS - East Coast	Buxton Point TAS - East Coast	Buxton Point TAS - East Coast	Buxton Point TAS - East Coast	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Swansea Point TAS - East Coast	Little Swanport TAS - East Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	2	3	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	7	2	2
Distance (km)	76	0	49	0	49	76	76	76	76	488	76	76	76	49	61	0	0	0	1255	535	15	7
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania	Bruny Island - Cloudy Bay	Shipstern Bluff	Shipstern Bluff	Shipstern Bluff	Shipstern Bluff	Tessellated Pavements	The Wedge	Park Beach	Carlton Rivermouth		Park Beach	Bruny Island - Jawbones	Tessellated Pavements	Eaglehawk Neck Reef	Bruny Island - Jawbones	Tessellated Pavements	Tessellated Pavements	Little Swanport			May's Point	Swansea Point
Rating (10 max)	1	2	3	4	4	3	2	2	3		2	4	2	1	4	2	3	1			2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Red Bluff WA - North West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Tessellated Pavements TAS - East Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Supertubes WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	4	3	5	5	5	5	5	5	3	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	4	6
Header Global	Saint Leu Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Chameau Mauritius	Dolphin Point South Africa	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Cobblestones Australia	Fish Boma South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Costa Azul Mexico	Costa Azul Mexico	Cape St Martin South Africa	Cow Bombie Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	9	5	5	5	7	5	6

Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Latest Updates

Ben Mondy

Six Sun-Soaked Summer Surf Spots: Backed by 20 years of Swell and Wind Stats (and with our 20% Summer Subscription Sale)

Ben Mondy

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Buxton Point surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (27 Jul):

Short Range Forecast

Latest Updates

Six Sun-Soaked Summer Surf Spots: Backed by 20 years of Swell and Wind Stats (and with our 20% Summer Subscription Sale)

Summer School: The Timeline of The Boardshort

How Our WaveFinder Tool Makes Forecasting Easier Than Ever Before

The Five Best Forecasts For International Surfing Day 2026

Best Surf Travel Deals & Discounts For 2026 To Help Make Surf Travel Cheaper

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website