Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
12.6° C
0.3° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 3AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (05 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (05 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
8
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
SE
8
1
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
129
123
111
137
188
184
196
205
281
365
292
300
277
354
273
217
165
Wind (km/h)
0
SE
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
S
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
SW
5
SE
5
SSW
10
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
00:24AM0.93m
1:03PM1.08m
1:32AM0.88m
1:49PM1.13m
Low Tide
6:33PM0.42m
6:30AM0.34m
7:36PM0.36m
7:16AM0.40m
8:42PM0.28m
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
8
9
9
11
13
12
10
9
7
7
8
11
14
13
10
8
Feels °C
8
5
5
5
6
8
10
9
7
6
3
3
4
7
11
10
8
5
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