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Buxton Point surf break

Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 20 Jan 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
16.5° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Buxton Point today?

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 2PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (20 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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

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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
2
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
0.9
E
1.6
S
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)887710101010111010101012121212777711711
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)163133126123106131162184317300282282188485461449383360319265258197285143
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
SE
15
E
10
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
25
S
10
SW
10
W
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassonononcross-
on		glassglassoffglasscross-
on		oncrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:39AM
1.19
11:21PM
0.87
10:21AM
1.17
11:58PM
0.91
11:05AM
1.13
12:35AM
0.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:51PM
0.13
4:14AM
0.56
5:26PM
0.13
5:05AM
0.54
6:02PM
0.15
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
Sunrise5:54-------5:56-------5:56-------
Sunset----8:40-------8:40-------8:39---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------1983-1-------
Temp. °C15191818161413131618171413121111121315151411109
Feels °C (?)151715151513121216161512875567998876
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