Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
13.4°C
1.3° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 1AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
137
110
98
100
154
111
100
103
97
94
97
94
90
57
56
85
31
31
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
W
5
NW
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
SSE
0
W
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:15PM1.06m
6:01AM0.77m
5:03PM1.08m
6:44AM0.79m
5:49PM1.10m
Low Tide
11:37PM0.30m
10:37AM0.59m
00:20AM0.27m
11:28AM0.57m
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6:48
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
10
11
11
11
14
16
16
13
12
12
12
11
13
15
13
12
12
Feels °C
6
4
6
6
7
10
12
13
10
10
10
11
9
11
13
12
12
11
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