Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.9° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 6PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
1.9
SSW
6
2
S
7
2
S
8
2
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.7
S
8
2.2
S
9
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
1
S
14
1
SSE
14
1
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
62
64
64
68
263
393
446
466
447
393
720
223
194
147
113
116
351
405
449
487
413
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
W
30
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:53AM1.08m
11:52PM0.86m
11:32AM1.07m
00:49AM0.82m
12:14PM1.05m
Low Tide
4:37AM0.44m
5:39PM0.29m
5:14AM0.50m
6:30PM0.30m
5:54AM0.55m
7:22PM0.32m
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:58
 mm
1
Temp °C
8
12
12
10
7
6
5
5
6
10
12
14
9
8
8
9
10
12
14
14
10
10
Feels °C
2
4
4
3
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
3
6
9
3
2
1
2
3
5
7
8
3
2
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