Buxton Point surf break

Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 06 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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.6°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 6AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (06 May)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (06 May)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
1.3
S
6
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
S
15
2.1
SSW
7
2.1
S
7
2
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.6
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
263
263
209
218
195
198
198
198
161
144
110
108
128
84
83
81
80
109
363
445
491
407
417
333
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WNW
25
WNW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:21PM1.08m
12:23PM0.83m
11:02PM1.05m
1:09PM0.83m
11:44PM1.03m
1:55PM0.84m
Low Tide
5:39AM0.22m
4:59PM0.63m
6:21AM0.23m
5:45PM0.64m
7:04AM0.24m
6:36PM0.65m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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7:01
7:01
7:03
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5:07
5:06
5:04
2
2
Temp °C
12
11
12
16
17
16
9
9
7
7
6
9
12
10
10
11
13
12
12
12
14
13
11
12
8
8
9
12
13
11
4
5
2
2
0
3
5
3
4
5
6
4
4
5
8
8
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
E
10
0.5
S
15
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
S
15
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
8
Energy kJ
263
263
209
218
195
198
198
198
161
144
110
108
106
64
47
31
51
109
115
113
163
163
163
333
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.2
N
6
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
16
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
S
6
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.6
SSE
14
Energy kJ
101
67
66
64
36
35
59
58
34
34
3
35
48
78
78
78
17
51
33
33
20
20
20
160
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
4
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
SSW
13
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.1
N
12
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.3
ENE
10
Energy kJ
2
9
8
8
23
98
6
6
25
6
51
84
83
81
80
3
2
2
2
2
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.7
SW
3
0.8
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
4
1.1
SSW
5
1.6
SSW
5
1.6
SSW
6
1.3
S
6
0.7
SW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
W
4
1.1
WSW
4
1.7
SSW
6
2.1
SSW
7
2.1
S
7
2
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.8
S
8
0.6
WSW
4
Energy kJ
1
3
2
2
2
5
9
40
24
50
138
192
128
17
15
18
42
194
363
445
491
407
417
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
49
0
0
61
86
36
15
0
0
36
36
36
36
0
0
49
49
639
639
639
730
164
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
9
5
4
4
4
4
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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