Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Issued: 3 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is

13.2°C

Buxton Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (14 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 9AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	6s
Afternoon (14 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	6s
Evening (14 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	7s

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 19°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Monday 14								Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16
	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	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	2	2	4	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	SSE 14	NNE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 15	SSW 7	S 8	S 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	SSE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	21	20	48	20	30	32	26	28	23	33	35	62	63	63	66	70	73	392	579	659	560	466	828	245
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide	10:04PM0.99m				10:15AM1.08m				10:58PM0.92m				10:53AM1.08m				11:52PM0.86m				11:32AM1.07m
Low Tide		4:00AM0.37m					4:48PM0.29m				4:37AM0.44m				5:39PM0.29m				5:14AM0.50m				6:30PM0.30m


	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	17	19	19	17	15	14	12	10	8	12	13	10	7	6	6	5	6	9	11	13	10	8
Feels °C	15	14	14	15	14	12	12	10	7	4	2	4	5	3	1	-1	-1	-2	-1	2	4	7	4	1
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 15	S 15	S 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	16	13	14	20	30	32	26	28	23	19	20	62	63	63	66	70	73	110	116	130	130	176	363	245
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	E 13	E 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	ENE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	E 12	SSE 15	SSE 15
kJ	21	16	7	7	7	7	3	3	3	33	35	9	9	9	9	9	12	8	3	3	3	3	174	174
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	SSE 14	S 14	ENE 14	ENE 14	ENE 14	E 13	SE 9	S 13	ENE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	NE 9	E 12	NE 12
kJ	15	20	15	18	18	18	4	3	3	17	7	7	7	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	—	NNE 5	—	NW 3	WNW 3	NW 3	NW 3	W 3	SW 4	SW 4	WSW 4	SW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	S 8	S 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	WSW 3
kJ	17	—	48	—	4	4	5	2	1	13	22	25	29	71	149	180	173	392	579	659	560	466	828	6
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	4	1
Distance (km)	0	76	0	85	61	49	61	61	61	0	0	80	1121	1192	709	80	696	15	15	164	384	384	0	7
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1				3		2	3				4	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Cyclops WA - Far South	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	The Farm NSW - Illawarra	Injidup Carpark WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	The Guillotine WA - Margaret River	Gas Bay WA - Margaret River	Supertubes WA - Margaret River	Supertubes WA - Margaret River	Pink Rocks NSW - Far South
Rating (10 max)	4	6	2	2	5	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	6	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	6	6	4	5	5	5

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