Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
13.6°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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 4PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
0
0
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
6
0.7
NE
6
1.4
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.3
NE
7
1.7
NNE
7
0.9
NE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.9
NNE
7
1.1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
1.4
NNE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
36
107
175
138
268
73
192
175
257
130
369
118
73
69
47
47
47
191
73
77
77
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
S
10
S
15
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
2:50PM0.98m
4:49AM0.85m
3:43PM0.97m
5:30AM0.89m
4:38PM0.97m
Low Tide
8:53AM0.63m
10:02PM0.30m
9:52AM0.62m
10:46PM0.29m
10:51AM0.59m
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Temp °C
14
22
24
24
21
19
17
15
18
25
26
26
22
20
19
19
21
26
17
17
13
14
Feels °C
12
19
21
21
18
16
14
12
15
21
22
23
19
18
16
17
18
22
14
16
11
14
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