Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
14.8°C
1.8° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 7AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (01 Nov)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (01 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
10
0.8
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
138
138
154
122
79
59
44
35
37
58
55
53
53
67
64
65
92
Wind (km/h)
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
5
E
5
NW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:47AM0.92m
1:46PM1.18m
3:44AM0.93m
2:51PM1.12m
Low Tide
8:01PM0.05m
7:43AM0.58m
9:00PM0.09m
8:53AM0.57m
9:55PM0.14m
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
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Temp °C
15
13
14
13
14
16
18
14
12
11
10
8
12
16
15
16
15
14
Feels °C
9
8
9
10
10
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14
11
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10
7
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10
13
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13
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