Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.8° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 8AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (10 Aug)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (10 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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)
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
0.9
NE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
188
290
443
411
332
290
269
272
305
264
148
274
274
245
186
118
118
104
86
84
82
77
71
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
S
0
WSW
15
SW
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
NNW
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
W
25
W
30
W
20
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:25AM0.85m
5:37PM1.31m
7:22AM0.88m
6:36PM1.33m
8:14AM0.90m
7:33PM1.32m
Low Tide
11:56PM0.07m
11:12AM0.52m
00:54AM0.03m
12:14PM0.50m
1:48AM0.01m
1:15PM0.48m
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
10
11
13
13
12
12
11
9
9
11
14
14
9
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
10
8
Feels °C
9
9
9
8
9
7
7
7
7
5
4
5
9
9
6
6
5
7
6
8
5
5
4
2
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