Buxton Point surf break

Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 17 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
17.3° 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 9PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)--
Afternoon (17 Mar)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (17 Mar)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.6
S
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.7
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
0.8
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)99913612121385666613131313131414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)162616323030151657567746301633343433323738636161
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
WNW
5
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SE
15
E
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
N
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
onononglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:33PM
0.94
8:12AM
1.12
9:11PM
1.00
9:06AM
1.11
9:48PM
1.06
10:03AM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:06AM
0.45
2:52PM
0.20
2:59AM
0.38
3:32PM
0.23
3:53AM
0.30
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise------7:07-------7:07-------7:09-
Sunset-7:25-------7:23-------7:22------
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222116151514152022221815131313171717151515131320
Feels °C (?)201915141514161920191613111211161415141515121220
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