Buxton Point surf break

Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 23 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
15.3° C
(Which is 1.3°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 8AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (23 May)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (23 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
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)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
E
9
1.1
NE
5
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
1.3
NE
6
0.9
ENE
13
1
ENE
12
1.2
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
13
1.6
ENE
13
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
129
126
77
71
43
51
47
68
101
235
329
406
467
609
609
750
791
730
609
599
589
505
486
478
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
0
NW
5
ENE
5
E
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SSW
5
W
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
0
SW
0
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:04AM1.12m
2:51PM0.97m
2:06AM1.03m
3:38PM1.00m
3:10AM0.94m
4:19PM1.03m
Low Tide
8:07AM0.14m
8:19PM0.54m
8:54AM0.22m
9:30PM0.51m
9:37AM0.30m
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7:18
7:18
7:20
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4:50
4:49
4:47
Temp °C
11
11
11
14
17
16
14
13
13
13
13
15
16
16
15
15
14
13
13
14
13
13
12
12
9
9
9
12
13
13
12
11
11
12
12
14
15
16
13
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
13
1
ENE
12
1.2
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
13
1.6
ENE
13
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
Energy kJ
90
64
61
61
43
43
47
68
41
235
329
406
467
609
609
750
791
730
609
599
589
505
486
478
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.5
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
SSE
14
Energy kJ
129
126
77
71
41
38
35
34
54
44
53
53
39
48
72
67
58
50
47
26
25
23
9
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
E
16
0.2
ENE
15
0.4
ENE
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
12
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSW
8
0.1
SW
11
0.1
S
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
6
1
5
21
70
13
6
11
53
13
4
7
14
6
21
24
21
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
0.3
SSW
2
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
S
4
Energy kJ
2
4
5
20
37
51
45
36
101
107
1
3
4
4
4
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
61
76
76
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
36
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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