Buxton Point surf break

Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 AEST
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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 1.5°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: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (29 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (29 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
1.1
NNE
5
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
1.1
NE
6
0.8
NE
7
1
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
55
85
82
110
160
107
69
69
41
41
41
62
20
25
87
90
35
45
44
43
94
54
84
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
SE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
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
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:15PM1.04m
6:31AM0.90m
6:48PM1.07m
7:27AM0.88m
7:20PM1.09m
8:20AM0.86m
Low Tide
00:36AM0.39m
12:23PM0.40m
1:24AM0.33m
1:00PM0.45m
2:08AM0.28m
1:37PM0.50m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:52
6:54
6:56
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5:15
5:15
5:13
Temp °C
15
14
15
13
10
12
13
14
12
12
11
12
12
18
22
21
18
18
19
18
16
21
25
24
11
11
12
12
8
10
9
9
9
10
9
10
10
15
20
20
17
17
17
15
14
18
22
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
14
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
Energy kJ
58
55
85
82
110
21
25
18
21
22
15
16
22
19
25
32
34
35
38
38
38
40
41
41
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.6
SSE
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
Energy kJ
3
8
8
3
1
160
107
69
69
41
41
9
9
20
20
19
21
23
45
44
43
42
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
7
0.1
N
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
9
0.3
S
8
0.1
NE
17
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
Energy kJ
1
2
3
3
1
3
11
11
3
3
41
41
4
4
5
5
5
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.7
SSW
5
0.8
S
5
0.4
NE
2
0.7
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.4
NW
3
1.1
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.8
NE
7
1
NE
7
Energy kJ
2
3
5
19
37
1
10
15
17
2
62
87
90
94
54
84
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
6
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
49
0
0
0
0
0
76
238
76
0
0
0
0
76
76
0
0
0
0
0
0
76
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
7
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