Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Issued: 3 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
13.2° 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 (02 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 8PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)--
Afternoon (02 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (02 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.6
SSE
14
1.4
S
14
1.3
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
14
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
8
1
SSE
16
1.8
SSE
9
2
SSE
16
1.7
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
360
309
251
167
160
144
144
154
134
122
120
100
63
45
145
715
655
900
1914
596
579
575
2110
463
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:27PM1.13m
11:20AM0.86m
10:06PM1.10m
11:56AM0.89m
10:47PM1.06m
Low Tide
3:19PM0.60m
4:41AM0.17m
4:05PM0.60m
5:15AM0.18m
4:55PM0.60m
5:49AM0.19m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:45
4:45
4:46
4:46
 mm
Temp °C
14
12
11
10
9
9
9
10
12
11
9
9
9
8
9
9
10
9
8
7
6
7
7
9
Feels °C
8
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
3
3
2
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
2
3
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
S
8
0.6
SSE
14
1.4
S
14
1.3
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
14
0.2
ENE
10
1
SSE
15
1
SSE
16
1
SSE
16
0.1
NE
10
0.9
SSE
16
Energy kJ
360
309
251
167
160
144
144
154
134
122
120
100
63
35
145
715
655
900
9
474
534
575
4
463
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
18
0.3
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.6
S
9
0.5
NE
10
0.5
S
8
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
3
3
4
4
17
17
26
63
101
91
50
48
55
45
31
18
9
9
9
4
2
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
E
10
0.2
S
14
0.3
E
8
0.1
E
10
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
NE
10
Energy kJ
5
2
16
12
2
47
41
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.7
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.7
WSW
3
1
SW
4
1.3
SW
4
1.3
SW
4
1.3
SW
4
1.3
SW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1
WSW
4
1.2
SW
5
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
8
2
S
8
1.8
SSE
9
2
SSE
16
1.7
SSE
9
Energy kJ
7
8
9
11
4
2
3
4
4
10
35
65
61
65
82
54
42
63
1914
596
579
516
2110
426
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
7
5
5
4
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
Distance (km)
86
61
61
76
76
61
36
61
36
639
0
0
80
535
535
535
535
15
15
15
15
15
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
5
4
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
9
7
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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