Buxton Point surf break

Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 23 May 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
15.3° C
(Which is 1.3°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 1PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (23 May)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (23 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
E
9
1.1
NE
5
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.9
NE
6
0.9
ENE
13
1
ENE
12
1.2
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
13
1.6
ENE
13
1.6
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
71
43
49
50
68
70
235
329
406
467
459
531
750
791
730
692
599
589
505
486
478
478
478
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
0
NW
5
E
5
NE
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSE
5
S
5
WSW
5
W
5
SW
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:51PM0.97m
2:06AM1.03m
3:38PM1.00m
3:10AM0.94m
4:19PM1.03m
Low Tide
8:07AM0.14m
8:19PM0.54m
8:54AM0.22m
9:30PM0.51m
9:37AM0.30m
10:36PM0.46m
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7:18
7:18
7:20
7:20
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4:50
4:49
4:47
4:47
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Temp °C
11
14
17
16
14
13
13
14
13
15
16
15
15
15
14
14
12
13
12
13
13
12
12
12
9
12
13
13
12
11
11
13
12
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
10
12
11
12
13
12
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
13
1
ENE
12
1.2
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
13
1.6
ENE
13
1.6
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
Energy kJ
61
61
43
43
47
68
54
235
329
406
467
459
531
750
791
730
692
599
589
505
486
478
478
478
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.4
ENE
13
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
15
Energy kJ
77
71
41
38
35
34
70
53
52
42
39
39
45
67
58
50
47
26
25
23
22
20
20
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.1
E
16
0.2
ENE
15
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
12
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
1
5
21
31
13
6
11
53
48
72
7
7
6
21
24
21
8
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.9
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
0.4
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.5
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
Energy kJ
2
12
29
49
50
41
46
104
2
3
3
3
3
7
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
61
76
76
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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