Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
13.3° C
1.2° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 5AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1
3
4
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
2.4
NNE
8
2.4
NNE
8
2.1
NNE
8
2
NNE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSE
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
244
245
727
789
597
512
125
104
75
75
50
39
37
28
26
25
25
30
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:07AM0.77m
1:52PM1.05m
3:12AM0.75m
2:38PM1.04m
Low Tide
8:06PM0.37m
7:15AM0.52m
9:03PM0.36m
7:59AM0.56m
9:58PM0.35m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
14
14
14
17
17
13
12
11
9
9
13
15
13
11
11
Feels °C
11
10
11
11
10
10
13
14
9
8
7
6
5
9
11
8
6
6
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