Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
13.6°C
1.5° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 5PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the N by Fri night).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
83
83
138
135
135
126
110
110
109
109
112
113
228
174
179
406
266
273
276
276
208
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
W
30
W
35
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:40AM1.11m
00:33AM0.90m
12:28PM1.14m
1:43AM0.86m
1:21PM1.16m
Low Tide
5:20AM0.39m
6:22PM0.27m
6:06AM0.45m
7:25PM0.23m
6:58AM0.50m
8:30PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
12
15
13
12
12
12
13
12
11
13
11
8
8
9
10
10
12
14
13
11
10
Feels °C
4
7
10
8
7
7
7
8
6
3
5
2
-1
0
3
4
5
6
9
8
6
4
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