Buxton Point surf break

Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 26 May 2026 AEST
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Buxton Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
15.1° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Buxton Point today?

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 3PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (26 May)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (26 May)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.7
ENE
12
2.5
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
1.2
E
12
1.2
E
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
13
1.5
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
2.1
E
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.1
ENE
12
1.8
E
8
1
E
12
0.9
ENE
12
1.5
E
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
505
564
551
553
575
848
908
605
669
425
425
619
660
650
820
1313
718
361
388
284
224
266
545
699
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
0
ESE
5
ESE
0
E
5
ENE
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:15AM0.86m
4:57PM1.07m
5:19AM0.82m
5:31PM1.09m
6:20AM0.79m
6:05PM1.11m
Low Tide
10:16AM0.37m
11:34PM0.40m
10:54AM0.43m
00:24AM0.35m
11:32AM0.49m
1:09AM0.29m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:47
4:46
4:45
4:45
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
6
5
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
4
4
2
Temp °C
12
11
12
12
11
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
6
5
8
7
6
7
9
10
11
13
12
12
11
12
12
13
15
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
12
1.2
E
12
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1.2
E
12
1.7
ENE
12
0.2
SSE
14
1.2
E
12
0.2
SSE
14
1.9
ESE
7
1.2
E
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
13
1.5
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.9
E
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.7
ENE
8
Energy kJ
411
390
330
347
418
800
18
425
19
379
425
619
660
650
820
1048
718
256
388
186
196
266
294
380
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
SSW
14
1.2
E
12
0.3
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
14
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ENE
12
0.2
SSE
14
1
E
12
0.9
ENE
12
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSE
15
Energy kJ
44
69
66
62
61
35
35
19
62
425
13
40
71
67
17
37
124
361
20
284
224
3
20
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.5
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
18
18
17
17
35
63
18
21
21
20
15
14
5
5
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
2.1
E
12
2.1
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
505
564
551
553
575
848
908
605
669
314
240
183
169
116
1313
545
699
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
2
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
Distance (km)
102
102
102
102
238
238
238
238
238
238
238
76
76
76
76
97
49
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
4
4
2
4
4
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
6
9
9
9
9
6
7
6
6
8
6
6
6
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
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