Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.9° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 5AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (16 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (16 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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)
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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
14
1.9
SSW
6
1.9
S
7
2
S
7
2.1
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.6
S
8
2.2
S
9
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
284
355
434
514
447
349
741
228
199
166
113
116
113
154
361
376
305
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:52PM0.86m
11:32AM1.07m
00:49AM0.82m
12:14PM1.05m
Low Tide
5:39PM0.29m
5:14AM0.50m
6:30PM0.30m
5:54AM0.55m
7:22PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
 mm
Temp °C
8
7
6
6
7
10
12
13
9
8
8
9
10
12
15
14
11
11
Feels °C
1
0
0
0
1
3
5
7
3
2
1
2
4
5
8
8
4
3
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