Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
13.5°C
1.2° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 2PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (06 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.5
S
15
1.7
SSW
6
1.9
S
6
1.9
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.7
S
8
1.1
SSE
7
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
1.3
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
0.4
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
96
98
118
205
307
328
290
208
372
134
122
127
84
83
80
45
45
44
75
82
86
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
15
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:53AM0.91m
5:15PM1.12m
6:41AM0.95m
6:17PM1.09m
7:24AM1.00m
7:17PM1.06m
Low Tide
11:09AM0.52m
00:11AM0.18m
12:14PM0.47m
00:59AM0.21m
1:14PM0.41m
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:33
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7:17
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7:19
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7:21
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2
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Temp °C
12
13
14
12
9
8
6
6
7
10
11
10
10
8
7
6
6
12
14
14
11
9
Feels °C
6
7
6
3
3
1
0
1
2
6
7
6
6
5
4
3
4
8
8
9
7
6
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