Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.8° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 10PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)--
Afternoon (09 Oct)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (09 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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)
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NE
5
1.9
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.9
NNE
7
1
NE
8
0.9
E
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
166
227
195
138
182
173
339
111
97
138
63
49
43
29
49
82
127
127
127
126
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
WNW
10
NNW
25
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
20
NW
30
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:14PM1.02m
8:39AM1.08m
9:10PM0.98m
9:14AM1.10m
10:04PM0.94m
Low Tide
2:23AM0.32m
3:01PM0.29m
3:01AM0.38m
3:50PM0.25m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
21
22
15
12
11
12
17
18
21
20
15
10
8
7
10
16
18
17
15
15
Feels °C
17
18
12
9
8
10
15
12
16
16
12
6
4
4
7
12
12
11
11
12
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