Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Issued: 9 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
12.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 5PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)1ft (0.3m)17s
Afternoon (07 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (07 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.7
S
8
0.8
SE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.4
SSE
19
0.7
ESE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
9
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
57
50
55
137
90
90
90
124
117
160
156
117
108
197
180
133
122
81
76
42
103
89
84
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
5
SW
10
S
10
W
5
W
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
E
5
E
5
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:46PM1.03m
1:30AM0.91m
2:27PM1.09m
2:44AM0.87m
3:12PM1.15m
Low Tide
7:03AM0.26m
7:51PM0.48m
7:46AM0.31m
8:56PM0.39m
8:34AM0.37m
10:02PM0.29m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:49
4:49
4:50
4:51
 mm
Temp °C
9
10
13
12
11
11
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
10
13
11
10
9
9
8
Feels °C
5
6
10
9
8
8
7
6
7
7
9
8
9
7
6
6
5
8
10
8
8
6
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.8
SE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
9
0.5
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
Energy kJ
34
34
44
44
137
90
90
90
88
117
157
142
117
108
197
180
133
122
81
76
25
34
35
20
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
ESE
11
0.3
SSE
16
0.6
S
5
0.3
SSE
15
0.5
S
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
18
0.5
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
Energy kJ
22
57
50
40
47
18
44
11
14
15
160
156
80
46
85
50
49
48
44
42
42
103
89
84
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.1
S
23
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
19
0.4
SSE
19
0.4
E
14
0.4
E
13
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
7
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.1
S
21
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
59
13
24
50
80
43
10
47
124
117
64
56
97
90
146
84
24
33
31
8
16
17
16
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
2
0.7
S
8
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.3
NNE
2
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
N
3
0.2
N
3
Energy kJ
1
55
28
43
18
31
1
1
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
36
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
61
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
1
2
1
1
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
7
6
5
5
7
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
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