Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.7° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 10AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (20 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (20 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
15
0.9
S
9
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
266
186
125
113
223
168
102
93
66
67
107
138
135
126
165
163
288
589
620
636
636
620
240
172
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
35
NW
20
NW
35
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
5
SW
25
NE
10
NE
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
3:41AM0.78m
2:41PM1.01m
4:32AM0.79m
3:33PM1.02m
5:18AM0.82m
4:24PM1.03m
Low Tide
8:22AM0.61m
9:59PM0.32m
9:19AM0.61m
10:46PM0.30m
10:14AM0.59m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:00
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
14
20
23
21
18
16
11
8
7
11
13
13
9
8
7
8
9
12
15
12
11
10
Feels °C
6
5
11
15
17
13
14
8
2
-1
-2
3
5
6
2
0
-1
1
3
6
12
6
7
6
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