Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Issued: 10 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is

14.7°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 (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 5PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s
Evening (04 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 4						Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 14	SSE 14	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	S 15	SSE 15	SSE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	61	59	56	53	57	40	18	18	144	102	56	48	30	18	18	12	14	41	72	74	76	113	71	70
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	NNW	W	WSW	W	WSW	SW	SW	SSE	ESE	ENE	NNE	W	NW	NW	NW	NW	WSW	SW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off
High Tide	5:25AM0.99m				5:04PM0.99m				6:08AM1.04m				6:09PM0.94m				6:46AM1.08m				7:11PM0.90m
Low Tide			11:14AM0.48m				11:34PM0.27m				12:17PM0.42m				00:17AM0.33m				1:15PM0.35m				00:57AM0.40m


	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46
	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	7:57
mm	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	18	21	17	13	12	11	10	11	15	15	13	12	12	12	12	14	18	16	13	10	9	7	7
Feels °C	12	14	17	13	12	7	7	6	6	10	10	8	9	9	8	7	10	14	12	8	6	4	2	2
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 8	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 5	SSE 14	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	S 15	SSE 15	SSE 14
kJ	61	59	56	53	57	40	18	18	9	5	4	48	30	18	18	12	7	41	72	74	76	113	71	70
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	E 12	E 12	S 12	E 8	NE 7	E 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9
kJ	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	1	2	5	5	10	10	10	10	11	15	15	15	16	16	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	SE 12	SE 12	S 13	S 13	S 13	—	—	—	S 12	S 12	NE 7	S 12	—	—	S 16	S 14	SSE 5	SE 5	NE 6	NNE 6	N 5	—	SSW 8
kJ	3	6	6	3	3	3	—	—	—	3	3	2	3	—	—	5	14	3	1	1	3	1	—	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SSW 2	W 3	SSW 4	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	—	NE 2	—	—	NW 2	NW 3	NW 3	—	SW 3	SW 3	SW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	1	4	50	122	144	102	56	—	1	—	—	1	2	2	—	2	7	16	18	11
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	535	535	535	535	61	102	76	76	76	76	92	61	0	61	76	7	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1					1	1	2	2	2	1	4	4	1	1	3	1	1	1	1
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