Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
13.4°C
1.0° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 3AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (13 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
14
0.9
SSE
14
1.8
SSW
7
1.8
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.6
S
8
2
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
35
22
41
40
67
66
103
327
346
371
319
302
546
238
322
264
134
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
WNW
35
NW
25
WNW
25
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
S
25
SE
20
SE
15
S
10
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
10:56PM0.90m
10:25AM1.11m
11:48PM0.87m
11:03AM1.10m
Low Tide
4:16AM0.50m
5:23PM0.21m
4:55AM0.55m
6:08PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
10
10
8
7
10
14
13
10
8
7
7
8
12
12
12
12
10
Feels °C
5
3
1
2
0
1
5
5
2
1
2
2
3
7
6
6
8
7
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