Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Issued: 4 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is

15.1°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 (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 10AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Evening (02 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 10	ENE 9	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	S 6
Wave Graph
kJ	59	56	60	59	67	64	65	66	67	37	36	35	24	28	37	83	96	75	73	73	55	51	59	47	30	214
Wind (km/h)	W	W	WNW	ESE	E	ENE	NE	WNW	W	W	WSW	SSE	SE	SSE	SSW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	W	SSW	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	off	off	off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		3:44AM0.93m				2:51PM1.12m				4:38AM0.96m				3:57PM1.06m					5:25AM0.99m				5:04PM0.99m
Low Tide				8:53AM0.57m				9:55PM0.14m				10:04AM0.54m				10:47PM0.20m					11:14AM0.48m				11:34PM0.27m


	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48
	—	—	—	—	—	7:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	7:53
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	4	1
Temp °C	10	8	12	15	14	15	14	13	13	10	13	16	15	14	11	12	10	10	14	19	19	22	17	12	11	11
Feels °C	7	5	10	11	10	11	11	13	11	7	11	13	11	11	10	11	8	9	12	16	15	18	13	11	7	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	59	56	60	59	55	53	36	35	35	34	33	26	24	28	37	83	96	75	73	73	55	51	59	47	30	18
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	ESE 4	ESE 4	S 13	ESE 4	ESE 5	S 4	S 8	S 13	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 13	E 12	S 11
kJ	25	22	15	14	67	64	65	66	67	37	3	3	14	2	8	3	10	31	5	5	5	4	4	3	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	S 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 13	ESE 3	ESE 4	SSE 14	SSE 13	SE 12	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	SE 12	S 13	SE 12	SE 12	S 13	S 13	E 12	N 12	—
kJ	6	15	19	37	8	8	4	7	2	3	36	35	6	14	14	32	14	6	3	6	6	3	3	3	3	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 7	—	—	—	ENE 2	ENE 3	E 3	N 3	—	—	S 6	S 3	S 4	S 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	W 2	SSW 4	S 4	S 6
kJ	—	51	—	—	—	1	1	3	1	—	—	7	5	10	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	10	48	214
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	4	2	2	1	1	1	1	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	76	102	381	76	0	0	0	0	483	483	483	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	602	535
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	4	4		4	4	3	1	1				1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5

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