Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
13.4°C
1.0° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 11PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)--
Afternoon (08 Oct)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
2
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
15
1.3
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
0.4
SSE
16
0.7
E
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1.7
NE
5
1.9
NE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.5
NNE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
2.1
NNE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
68
94
86
94
136
167
154
154
227
182
120
196
116
469
126
115
97
61
57
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
15
N
30
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:17PM1.06m
8:02AM1.04m
8:14PM1.02m
8:39AM1.08m
9:10PM0.98m
Low Tide
1:42AM0.26m
2:09PM0.35m
2:23AM0.32m
3:01PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
16
11
9
7
7
9
17
21
21
15
11
11
12
17
18
21
20
15
11
Feels °C
10
11
7
6
4
4
6
13
16
16
12
8
8
10
15
12
16
15
11
7
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