Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
13.4°C
1.2° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 6PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (22 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (22 Sep)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
3
3
3
0
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
NE
8
0.7
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
758
768
644
636
513
174
123
120
86
86
65
65
47
45
36
36
19
18
18
49
24
59
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
5
SE
20
NE
10
N
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
5
NW
5
ENE
15
ENE
5
NW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:18AM0.82m
4:24PM1.03m
5:58AM0.85m
5:13PM1.05m
6:35AM0.90m
6:03PM1.06m
Low Tide
10:14AM0.59m
11:29PM0.28m
11:08AM0.56m
00:09AM0.26m
11:59AM0.51m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
5:54
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6:02
6:04
6:05
 mm
Temp °C
7
12
15
12
11
10
9
9
9
14
16
15
14
13
11
10
10
14
16
18
17
17
Feels °C
2
7
12
5
7
6
6
5
5
11
12
11
12
9
7
6
7
10
11
14
14
13
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