Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
13.6°C
1.5° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 4AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
37
42
43
47
84
83
138
135
133
126
110
110
109
109
110
112
172
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
WNW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:29PM0.95m
11:40AM1.11m
00:33AM0.90m
12:28PM1.14m
Low Tide
5:23PM0.31m
5:20AM0.39m
6:22PM0.27m
6:06AM0.45m
7:25PM0.23m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
12
9
8
12
15
13
11
12
12
13
12
11
13
11
9
9
Feels °C
10
10
10
4
4
7
11
8
6
8
7
8
6
3
5
2
1
1
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