Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.1° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 11PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)--
Afternoon (12 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon morning, light winds from the NW by Mon night).

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
44
30
17
40
84
146
132
186
266
266
266
203
201
146
131
129
127
82
81
79
77
75
72
Wind (km/h)
35
W
30
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
30
W
20
WNW
20
W
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:51PM1.32m
7:40AM0.88m
6:48PM1.36m
8:39AM0.89m
7:45PM1.38m
9:33AM0.91m
Low Tide
1:09AM-0.00m
12:26PM0.52m
2:07AM-0.05m
1:25PM0.52m
3:01AM-0.06m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:53
 mm
3
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
9
10
11
13
12
9
8
8
7
8
8
8
8
9
7
7
7
7
8
9
Feels °C
4
4
3
4
3
4
2
4
5
2
1
0
2
3
3
4
4
5
2
1
3
3
3
4
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