Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Issued: 3 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is

12.7° 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 (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 10AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (20 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	11s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s
Evening (20 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 20								Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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	0	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 15	NE 12	ENE 12	ENE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	SSE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	85	81	91	81	121	119	119	149	149	151	151	151	151	149	149	101	99	97	94	92	68	67	67	39
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WSW	W	W
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	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
High Tide	00:24AM0.97m					1:22PM1.05m				1:23AM0.87m				2:03PM1.07m				2:27AM0.79m				2:44PM1.07m
Low Tide			6:45AM0.29m					7:41PM0.43m				7:22AM0.38m				8:45PM0.41m				7:59AM0.45m				9:46PM0.39m


	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	13	13	14	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	9	7	7
Feels °C	9	8	8	8	10	9	9	8	9	8	8	8	10	10	8	8	7	6	8	7	8	3	1	1
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 15	NE 12	ENE 12	ENE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	S 5
kJ	85	72	91	81	121	119	119	149	149	151	151	151	151	149	149	101	99	97	94	92	68	67	67	12
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	SE 14	SE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	SSE 13	ENE 10
kJ	44	81	79	76	74	73	46	46	35	35	40	40	38	17	16	16	9	9	8	9	10	3	35	39
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 13	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	S 14	S 10	S 10	ESE 12	ESE 12	S 13	SE 12	S 14	S 13	SE 12	SSE 14
kJ	44	34	33	19	19	19	9	10	10	15	34	34	17	15	8	8	15	15	12	6	4	14	6	36
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	WNW 2	NW 3	NW 3	NNE 6	—	WNW 3	WNW 3	W 3	W 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	NW 3	NNW 3	N 5	NNE 5	NNW 2	NNW 3	NNW 3	NW 3	WNW 3	SW 3	SW 4	W 4
kJ	—	1	2	2	6	—	2	3	5	5	3	1	2	3	13	10	1	6	6	5	3	12	27	15
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	36	0	0	36	36	7	36	49	49	76	61	36	61	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1
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