Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Issued: 3 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is

13.3°C

Buxton Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (13 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 11AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	12s
Afternoon (13 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Evening (13 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Sunday 13								Monday 14								Tuesday 15
	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)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 14	SSE 14	S 14	ENE 14	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	187	187	107	106	65	57	31	29	21	20	18	18	18	22	24	26	17	34	60	61	62	63	67	70
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	W	WNW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				9:38AM1.07m					10:04PM0.99m				10:15AM1.08m				10:58PM0.92m				10:53AM1.08m
Low Tide		3:23AM0.30m				3:56PM0.30m				4:00AM0.37m					4:48PM0.29m				4:37AM0.44m				5:39PM0.29m


	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	12	18	19	20	17	17	16	16	17	19	21	19	15	14	11	9	8	12	12	11	8	6
Feels °C	7	7	8	14	15	16	12	11	13	13	14	15	16	15	10	11	5	3	2	5	4	4	2	-1
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 10	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	SSE 9	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	SSE 13	S 5	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14
kJ	187	187	107	106	65	57	14	7	6	10	15	13	18	22	24	26	15	18	60	11	62	63	67	70
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 3	NE 4	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	NE 5	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 14	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	ENE 13	SSW 4	S 13	SSE 13	NE 8	SSE 14	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	1	1	44	45	47	13	31	29	16	16	15	7	7	7	18	2	13	34	9	61	10	9	10	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 15	E 15	NNE 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	ENE 14	ENE 14	ENE 14	ENE 14	SE 9	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	NE 13	NE 8	NE 13	E 13	E 13	E 12
kJ	4	4	2	2	2	45	21	21	21	20	18	18	18	18	3	17	17	17	7	10	7	3	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 3	NW 2	WNW 3	WNW 3	—	—	NW 2	NW 3	NW 3	—	NNE 5	NW 2	NW 2	NW 3	W 3	NW 2	WSW 3	SW 4	SW 4	W 4	SW 4	SW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5
kJ	4	1	1	1	—	—	1	5	2	—	14	1	1	2	4	2	4	17	23	6	21	25	54	85
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	4	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	61	49	49	76	61	76	0	76	61	483	49	445	61	0	0	0	1192	870	80	85
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	1	1	2	2	1	1		1		1	1	1	1			1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	6	6	2	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	6	6	6	8	5	5	5	5	5

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