Buxton Point surf break

Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
15.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Buxton Point today?

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 12PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
12
1.1
E
11
1
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
1
ESE
10
1
E
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
1.4
NNE
6
0.7
NE
6
1.1
NNE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.2
S
14
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
349
319
263
249
236
212
163
125
90
86
57
39
37
118
34
74
15
15
16
22
45
48
45
45
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
W
10
SW
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
W
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:19AM1.21m
2:22PM0.90m
1:21AM1.16m
3:20PM0.91m
2:25AM1.10m
4:12PM0.93m
Low Tide
7:37AM0.07m
7:17PM0.58m
8:36AM0.12m
8:26PM0.57m
9:31AM0.17m
9:36PM0.55m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:47
6:48
6:48
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5:23
5:22
5:22
Temp °C
16
15
12
17
21
20
17
18
17
17
18
21
24
22
20
19
18
18
18
21
23
23
19
17
13
12
10
16
19
19
16
16
14
14
15
18
21
19
17
16
15
15
14
17
19
19
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
12
1.1
E
11
1
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
1
ESE
10
1
E
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
Energy kJ
349
319
263
249
236
212
163
125
90
86
57
39
37
40
34
21
15
15
11
11
4
7
11
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
5
0.1
S
14
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
SSE
16
0.5
NE
5
0.6
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.1
E
12
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
Energy kJ
10
4
6
7
4
50
12
25
11
11
10
10
3
22
21
21
11
10
10
10
10
48
45
45
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
NE
12
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
17
0.1
S
9
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
Energy kJ
4
6
4
4
24
2
45
21
17
16
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
16
22
45
5
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
5
0.3
NE
2
1
NNE
5
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.6
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
0.2
WNW
2
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
NW
3
0.4
NW
2
0.3
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
35
1
56
1
1
20
118
74
1
1
1
1
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
76
97
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
49
49
49
61
61
49
49
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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