Buxton Point surf break

Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 15 May 2026 AEST
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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
15.5° C
(Which is 1.2°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 7PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)--
Afternoon (15 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (15 May)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
17
1.2
ENE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.7
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.4
NE
8
2
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
129
189
189
120
94
152
65
177
303
262
229
441
418
212
268
268
234
234
190
232
322
329
322
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
NE
15
N
10
N
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
W
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
N
5
NW
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:43PM1.23m
7:54AM0.96m
7:29PM1.28m
9:01AM0.96m
8:19PM1.32m
Low Tide
1:34AM0.11m
1:15PM0.44m
2:31AM0.01m
2:08PM0.49m
3:29AM-0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:55
4:54
4:53
Temp °C
19
19
15
14
13
13
13
17
21
19
16
14
14
14
16
17
20
19
15
15
14
13
14
14
16
15
14
13
12
12
12
16
18
17
14
12
13
12
15
15
19
18
14
14
13
12
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.9
ENE
6
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
19
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
Energy kJ
59
26
20
20
19
21
67
4
4
4
4
7
187
165
212
268
268
234
234
190
232
322
329
322
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
Energy kJ
4
7
7
7
3
7
8
3
3
3
6
23
27
25
24
23
17
17
22
21
16
15
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
8
0.1
E
10
0.8
NE
8
Energy kJ
2
7
1
2
93
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.7
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.4
NE
8
2
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
Energy kJ
27
129
189
189
120
94
152
65
177
303
262
229
441
418
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
76
76
76
7
0
0
0
97
97
97
76
0
0
0
0
0
0
36
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
8
8
9
5
4
4
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