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Buxton Point Surf Forecast
/ TAS – East Coast (46 breaks) / Tasmania (59 breaks) /
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Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 15 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.5° C
(Which is 1.2°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 7PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 17 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | |
59 | 129 | 189 | 189 | 120 | 94 | 152 | 65 | 177 | 303 | 262 | 229 | 441 | 418 | 212 | 268 | 268 | 234 | 234 | 190 | 232 | 322 | 329 | 322 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 6:43PM1.23m | 7:54AM0.96m | 7:29PM1.28m | 9:01AM0.96m | 8:19PM1.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:34AM0.11m | 1:15PM0.44m | 2:31AM0.01m | 2:08PM0.49m | 3:29AM-0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — |
 | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | ENE 6 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 19 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
 kJ | 59 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 67 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 187 | 165 | 212 | 268 | 268 | 234 | 234 | 190 | 232 | 322 | 329 | 322 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 14 | E 12 | E 12 | S 12 | S 18 | — | S 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | 23 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 13 | S 8 | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | 129 | 189 | 189 | 120 | 94 | 152 | 65 | 177 | 303 | 262 | 229 | 441 | 418 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 76 | 76 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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