Buxton Point surf break

Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 03 May 2026 AEST
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Buxton Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
16.5° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Buxton Point today?

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 4AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (04 May)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (04 May)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1185
554
566
475
485
495
434
394
394
386
342
312
358
365
365
318
331
331
263
263
263
232
260
254
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
SW
10
SSE
5
S
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:03PM1.11m
10:49AM0.84m
9:41PM1.09m
11:36AM0.83m
10:21PM1.08m
12:23PM0.83m
Low Tide
4:14AM0.20m
3:35PM0.60m
4:56AM0.21m
4:16PM0.62m
5:39AM0.22m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:58
7:00
7:01
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5:08
5:07
5:07
2
1
Temp °C
18
15
16
15
14
17
19
18
15
15
14
14
11
16
16
16
13
11
10
11
10
15
17
16
17
15
17
13
10
13
16
15
12
13
12
13
9
14
14
14
10
8
7
8
7
11
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
Energy kJ
508
554
566
475
485
495
434
394
394
386
342
312
358
365
365
318
331
331
263
263
263
232
260
254
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
Energy kJ
16
16
20
19
18
17
18
19
18
35
35
56
94
126
98
97
23
20
66
103
66
64
36
59
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
7
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
12
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
S
5
0.1
S
22
0.2
S
4
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
1
1
23
12
97
64
8
9
1
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NE
9
0.3
WNW
2
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
S
4
1
S
5
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.6
N
4
0.4
N
3
Energy kJ
1185
1
1
1
4
4
54
1
1
1
2
9
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
36
49
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
36
36
0
0
0
0
0
49
61
61
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
3
4
2
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
5
5
9
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