Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
13.4°C
1.1° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 11PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)--
Afternoon (01 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (01 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.8
E
7
0.9
E
8
1
E
8
1.2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
54
39
42
44
37
30
36
37
66
71
71
69
66
63
66
61
90
131
200
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
W
5
SE
5
SE
10
S
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:45AM0.90m
12:02PM1.18m
1:52AM0.88m
1:01PM1.18m
Low Tide
6:12PM0.12m
5:50AM0.54m
7:15PM0.12m
6:48AM0.56m
8:18PM0.12m
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Temp °C
21
21
16
14
11
11
10
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12
12
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11
10
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10
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Feels °C
18
16
13
11
9
9
7
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7
7
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6
7
7
7
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