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Buxton Point Surf Forecast
/ TAS – East Coast (46 breaks) / Tasmania (59 breaks) /
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Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.6°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 6AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | |
263 | 263 | 209 | 218 | 195 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 161 | 144 | 110 | 108 | 128 | 84 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 109 | 363 | 445 | 491 | 407 | 417 | 333 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 10:21PM1.08m | 12:23PM0.83m | 11:02PM1.05m | 1:09PM0.83m | 11:44PM1.03m | 1:55PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:39AM0.22m | 4:59PM0.63m | 6:21AM0.23m | 5:45PM0.64m | 7:04AM0.24m | 6:36PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 10 | S 15 | SSE 14 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 8 |
 kJ | 263 | 263 | 209 | 218 | 195 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 161 | 144 | 110 | 108 | 106 | 64 | 47 | 31 | 51 | 109 | 115 | 113 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 333 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | N 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 6 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 101 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 36 | 35 | 59 | 58 | 34 | 34 | 3 | 35 | 48 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 17 | 51 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 160 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | S 21 | — | S 20 | S 20 | NNE 6 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | N 12 | — | E 10 | E 10 | N 10 | N 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 9 | — | 8 | 8 | 23 | 98 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 51 | 84 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 24 | 50 | 138 | 192 | 128 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 42 | 194 | 363 | 445 | 491 | 407 | 417 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 86 | 36 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49 | 639 | 639 | 639 | 730 | 164 |
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