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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 9 pm Tuesday 19 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
15.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Buxton Point today?
The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 1AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | |
271 | 277 | 240 | 245 | 423 | 444 | 544 | 469 | 380 | 380 | 325 | 254 | 230 | 226 | 186 | 192 | 164 | 164 | 161 | 184 | 136 | 136 | 133 | 131 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:07PM1.32m | 12:08PM0.93m | 11:04PM1.28m | 1:06PM0.93m | 00:03AM1.21m | 2:00PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25AM-0.06m | 4:57PM0.57m | 6:21AM-0.01m | 6:01PM0.57m | 7:16AM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:51 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 14 |
8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
 kJ | 271 | 277 | 240 | 245 | 423 | 444 | 544 | 469 | 380 | 380 | 325 | 254 | 230 | 226 | 186 | 183 | 164 | 164 | 161 | 184 | 136 | 136 | 133 | 131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 5 | S 17 | S 5 | S 5 | S 16 | S 16 | E 15 | SSE 16 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 38 | 25 | 35 | 36 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 192 | 26 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 10 | S 17 | S 17 | — | — | S 16 | — | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 10 | S 14 | S 14 | E 12 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 20 | — | 25 | 24 | 53 | 103 | 101 | 71 | 50 | 33 | 33 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSW 4 | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | NE 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 51 | 54 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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