Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.9° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 6PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
S
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
1.8
S
5
2.3
SSE
7
2
SSE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
1.7
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.3
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
263
193
172
78
79
45
186
543
417
281
187
179
143
88
74
39
34
13
239
235
220
167
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
N
10
NE
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
10
SSW
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:20PM1.18m
4:07AM0.84m
3:23PM1.20m
5:11AM0.85m
4:26PM1.22m
Low Tide
7:56AM0.53m
9:37PM0.16m
9:00AM0.55m
10:40PM0.13m
10:05AM0.54m
cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
1
1
1
4
1
Temp °C
11
12
13
15
12
11
12
12
11
14
15
13
11
11
10
10
11
12
13
13
10
7
Feels °C
9
10
12
11
8
6
7
7
8
11
12
10
8
8
6
6
5
5
6
7
6
3
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