Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
14.9°C
2.0° 

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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 5PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (31 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (31 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1
NE
7
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.7
S
7
0.5
NE
9
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
200
170
93
113
112
123
144
99
78
64
59
67
67
58
55
46
40
68
64
65
66
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NW
25
NW
25
NW
35
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSE
15
ESE
5
ESE
5
NW
15
W
10
W
5
W
15
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:44PM1.22m
2:47AM0.92m
1:46PM1.18m
3:44AM0.93m
2:51PM1.12m
Low Tide
6:39AM0.58m
8:01PM0.05m
7:43AM0.58m
9:00PM0.09m
8:53AM0.57m
9:55PM0.14m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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7:49
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Temp °C
15
20
19
16
15
14
13
12
13
15
17
14
12
12
9
8
11
15
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
12
18
14
11
9
9
8
8
9
10
12
11
10
10
5
4
8
11
10
11
11
11
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