Buxton Point surf break

Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 20 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
17.8° C
(Which is 1.8°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 4PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (20 Mar)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (20 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.8
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NNE
1.2
NNE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
Period(s) (?)14141414161514141414151414141515141445551414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)616137372423212020404270686975734141207869783029
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
0
WNW
15
E
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
S
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NE
15
ENE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglassonglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffglassononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:03AM
1.08
10:27PM
1.11
11:02AM
1.04
11:08PM
1.15
12:04PM
0.99
11:53PM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:14PM
0.28
4:48AM
0.23
4:57PM
0.35
5:45AM
0.18
5:42PM
0.42
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise7:09-------7:09-------7:11-------
Sunset---7:21-------7:19-------7:16----
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131920171715151415211918171616151520232421191816
Feels °C (?)121918171715141213201617161515141418202218171715
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