Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
12.6° C
0.5° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 9PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)--
Afternoon (08 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
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
ESE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ESE
8
1
NE
4
1
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
1.3
NE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
27
45
22
22
22
22
23
36
42
80
158
231
212
237
290
292
424
516
516
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
5
SW
5
SW
10
S
15
S
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:38PM1.22m
5:19AM0.83m
4:37PM1.27m
6:25AM0.85m
5:37PM1.31m
Low Tide
10:54PM0.14m
10:09AM0.52m
11:56PM0.07m
11:12AM0.52m
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:19
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
13
13
10
10
9
9
9
12
14
13
12
12
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
10
11
8
8
6
7
7
8
10
11
9
9
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
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