Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
12.5° 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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 11AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (01 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (01 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.5
S
17
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.5
S
16
0.6
ESE
11
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
147
153
195
202
212
212
184
144
142
137
134
86
84
82
78
74
71
41
41
34
35
19
23
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
0
WNW
5
ENE
5
E
10
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:34AM0.91m
9:47PM1.09m
11:09AM0.95m
10:33PM1.04m
11:44AM0.99m
Low Tide
4:05AM0.18m
3:48PM0.53m
4:38AM0.20m
4:40PM0.50m
5:12AM0.24m
5:35PM0.47m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
7:16
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5:09
5:10
5:12
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
12
14
13
11
10
10
10
11
13
15
15
12
10
9
8
8
11
13
12
10
9
Feels °C
5
5
5
9
10
9
7
5
6
6
8
9
10
11
8
7
6
5
6
9
10
10
8
6
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