Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

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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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 7AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
158
174
365
346
327
247
243
299
243
243
243
243
247
94
92
90
90
80
78
56
55
54
36
28
Wind (km/h)
15
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
ESE
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:44AM0.99m
9:38PM1.05m
10:20AM1.04m
10:31PM1.00m
10:58AM1.08m
Low Tide
3:24AM0.24m
3:35PM0.41m
4:01AM0.28m
4:28PM0.36m
4:39AM0.33m
5:23PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:35
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5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
15
20
20
14
11
11
9
9
13
18
18
12
11
9
9
11
13
16
16
14
14
Feels °C
8
7
7
12
17
17
10
7
7
5
5
10
15
16
11
8
6
5
5
6
10
11
7
9
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