Buxton Point surf break

Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 08 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
16.2° C
(Which is 1.7°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 6PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)7ft (2.2m)7s
Afternoon (08 May)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (08 May)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
1
0
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
7
2.3
S
7
2.2
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.7
S
7
2.3
SSW
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
9
2.1
SSW
9
1.8
S
8
2
S
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
390
554
521
349
315
623
181
135
113
89
108
677
461
548
130
140
147
140
1592
1521
454
373
373
297
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
10
W
5
W
10
SE
5
ESE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:55PM0.84m
00:28AM1.02m
2:39PM0.87m
1:18AM1.00m
3:20PM0.91m
2:14AM0.98m
Low Tide
7:04AM0.24m
6:36PM0.65m
7:46AM0.24m
7:33PM0.64m
8:28AM0.24m
8:34PM0.61m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:03
7:03
7:05
7:05
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5:04
5:02
5:01
5:00
Temp °C
11
12
13
13
11
10
10
8
9
14
18
18
13
12
11
11
11
15
16
13
12
13
12
11
3
5
7
8
6
6
6
4
5
10
14
16
10
9
8
7
8
13
14
12
11
12
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
1.5
S
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
1.1
S
8
1.2
S
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
12
Energy kJ
50
33
34
167
167
265
181
135
113
89
108
129
161
168
130
140
147
140
490
468
454
373
373
297
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.4
ENE
10
0.1
N
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.6
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
ENE
13
0.3
ENE
13
Energy kJ
2
40
2
33
19
165
118
115
101
63
60
59
59
59
70
71
74
110
11
11
11
28
33
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
19
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
7
7
10
11
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
7
2.3
S
7
2.2
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.7
S
7
2.3
SSW
8
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
2.1
SSW
9
1.8
S
8
2
S
8
0.3
W
2
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
2
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
Energy kJ
390
554
521
349
315
623
3
3
2
3
1
677
461
548
1
1
1
1592
1521
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
2
2
4
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
671
164
800
85
15
0
0
0
0
0
80
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
76
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
5
6
3
4
1
3
3
4
2
4
5
5
4
4
2
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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