Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
13.4°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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 3AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (22 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (22 Sep)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
1
3
3
3
3
3
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
222
218
566
730
758
768
758
628
612
174
123
119
94
86
65
66
47
46
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
5
SE
25
NE
10
NNE
10
W
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
5
NW
10
ENE
15
ENE
5
NW
10
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
5:18AM0.82m
4:24PM1.03m
5:58AM0.85m
5:13PM1.05m
Low Tide
10:46PM0.30m
10:14AM0.59m
11:29PM0.28m
11:08AM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
 mm
Temp °C
10
8
8
8
7
12
15
12
11
10
9
8
8
14
16
15
14
13
Feels °C
3
1
2
2
2
7
12
5
7
6
5
3
4
10
12
11
12
8
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