Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
12.6° C
0.3° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 7PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)--
Afternoon (05 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (05 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
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)
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
SE
8
1
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.7
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
184
196
201
320
278
299
271
271
307
280
217
154
109
84
82
67
57
56
50
92
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
SW
0
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:32AM0.88m
1:49PM1.13m
2:48AM0.84m
2:41PM1.17m
Low Tide
7:36PM0.36m
7:16AM0.40m
8:42PM0.28m
8:09AM0.46m
9:49PM0.21m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
12
13
9
8
7
6
6
11
14
13
9
10
9
9
7
12
14
13
10
9
Feels °C
9
10
5
5
3
2
2
7
11
11
6
9
7
6
4
10
11
10
8
6
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