Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.1° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 1AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
14
0.8
S
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
153
283
172
174
184
240
237
231
225
222
71
77
131
137
134
129
82
78
73
71
70
67
98
51
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:41PM1.36m
10:23AM0.94m
9:37PM1.30m
11:11AM0.96m
10:32PM1.21m
11:56AM1.00m
Low Tide
3:53AM-0.04m
3:25PM0.49m
4:41AM0.02m
4:27PM0.48m
5:25AM0.10m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:55
4:57
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
11
10
10
11
14
15
11
11
10
10
9
11
15
13
11
12
11
11
11
12
13
14
Feels °C
8
9
9
7
7
8
12
14
7
8
7
7
6
8
13
11
9
9
7
7
7
8
9
11
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