Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Issued: 9 am 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
14.4° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 3PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (12 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (12 Jun)1ft (0.3m)19s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat morning).

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
8
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
NE
7
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1.8
NNE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
41
40
15
39
66
80
88
120
114
91
325
84
62
39
42
71
69
106
103
97
60
58
229
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
20
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:25AM0.89m
5:22PM1.23m
6:40AM0.90m
6:12PM1.30m
7:50AM0.91m
7:04PM1.35m
Low Tide
10:54AM0.41m
00:22AM0.13m
11:50AM0.46m
1:21AM0.02m
12:46PM0.50m
2:20AM-0.05m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:40
4:40
4:40
4:40
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
10
11
16
16
14
15
15
16
18
17
17
16
13
12
12
11
9
11
12
12
10
10
9
8
Feels °C
8
8
13
14
12
12
12
12
13
12
11
11
9
8
7
6
4
5
6
7
6
7
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.2
SSE
19
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.8
SSE
13
Energy kJ
41
28
27
14
37
66
61
59
53
51
91
109
84
62
39
23
17
69
106
103
23
45
43
229
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
NE
7
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.3
NE
7
Energy kJ
41
41
40
15
14
5
5
5
5
5
50
49
45
43
21
42
71
17
13
13
97
60
58
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
Energy kJ
1
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
6
7
7
7
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
7
0.5
NNW
3
1.8
NNE
7
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
Energy kJ
2
12
39
47
80
88
120
114
7
325
4
8
14
16
10
6
4
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
76
7
0
0
412
618
76
76
36
0
0
0
0
0
0
80
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
3
3
4
7
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
8
9
6
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
9
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