Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.9° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 20s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 1AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)20s
Afternoon (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
1
0
1
2
0
1
1
1
2
4
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
20
0.8
SSE
19
0.9
SSE
17
1
SSE
18
1
SSE
18
1.1
SSE
18
1
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
126
126
138
138
395
476
499
655
685
799
647
504
371
263
197
181
161
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
WNW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:27PM1.23m
6:57AM0.92m
6:25PM1.22m
7:41AM0.96m
7:22PM1.18m
Low Tide
00:32AM0.11m
12:12PM0.47m
1:20AM0.13m
1:11PM0.42m
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
 mm
Temp °C
13
11
9
7
6
9
12
12
10
9
8
8
8
13
18
16
12
11
Feels °C
9
5
3
1
-1
2
5
5
4
3
3
3
3
8
14
11
6
4
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