Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
12.6° C
0.4° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 9AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.3
SSE
17
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.3
SSE
15
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.8
NNE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.6
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.6
NE
8
2.4
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
135
96
94
65
56
51
47
90
73
59
52
50
50
37
45
28
22
18
28
74
208
386
297
716
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
SE
10
E
5
N
5
NW
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
0
NW
5
NE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
2:48AM0.84m
2:41PM1.17m
4:05AM0.83m
3:38PM1.22m
5:19AM0.83m
4:37PM1.27m
Low Tide
8:09AM0.46m
9:49PM0.21m
9:07AM0.50m
10:54PM0.14m
10:09AM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:17
 mm
1
Temp °C
7
7
7
12
14
12
11
9
9
7
7
11
14
14
10
8
9
9
8
12
14
14
11
11
Feels °C
4
4
4
10
11
9
9
6
7
4
4
9
11
12
7
5
6
6
5
9
10
8
7
9
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