Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
12.8° C
0.2° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 9PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)--
Afternoon (22 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (22 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.7
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
15
1
SSE
15
2.2
SSW
7
2
S
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
67
57
49
38
79
71
106
100
213
395
494
462
632
315
258
181
134
108
156
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
30
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WSW
25
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:44PM1.07m
3:35AM0.74m
3:25PM1.08m
4:43AM0.72m
4:08PM1.08m
Low Tide
9:46PM0.39m
8:38AM0.51m
10:41PM0.36m
9:22AM0.55m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:01
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
9
7
7
6
6
8
10
8
7
6
5
6
6
8
11
12
14
13
Feels °C
9
8
3
2
1
-1
-1
1
2
0
-2
-2
-2
0
1
3
5
5
7
7
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