Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
14.8°C
2.0° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 5PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (28 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (28 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
13
0.5
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
15
1.4
SSE
15
1.3
SSE
15
1.3
SSE
15
1.3
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
S
14
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
95
95
133
187
273
828
838
696
706
696
543
521
467
384
378
355
322
281
96
88
65
65
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
5
WNW
10
W
0
NE
10
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
W
10
W
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
off
off
High Tide
10:03AM1.25m
11:41PM0.95m
10:53AM1.26m
00:44AM0.93m
11:47AM1.25m
Low Tide
5:07PM0.03m
4:46AM0.53m
6:04PM0.01m
5:40AM0.56m
7:02PM0.02m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
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Temp °C
14
14
17
17
12
12
10
10
12
17
19
19
15
13
11
11
14
16
16
17
15
16
Feels °C
9
9
10
12
6
7
5
4
6
11
13
14
10
9
9
8
13
13
12
15
14
13
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