Buxton Point surf break

Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 21 May 2026 AEST
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Buxton Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
15.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Buxton Point today?

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 5PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (21 May)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (21 May)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
ENE
10
1.3
NNE
6
0.9
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
230
186
186
210
210
167
164
161
144
170
133
133
131
134
132
126
78
71
69
63
71
77
101
271
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
NW
0
E
5
NE
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
E
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:06PM0.93m
00:03AM1.21m
2:00PM0.94m
1:04AM1.12m
2:51PM0.97m
2:06AM1.03m
Low Tide
6:21AM-0.01m
6:01PM0.57m
7:16AM0.06m
7:08PM0.57m
8:07AM0.14m
8:19PM0.54m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:16
7:16
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:51
4:51
4:50
4:49
Temp °C
8
11
14
13
12
12
11
10
10
12
14
12
11
11
10
10
10
13
16
16
13
13
12
12
5
9
12
10
9
8
8
7
7
10
12
10
9
9
8
8
7
11
13
13
11
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.9
NE
6
0.9
ENE
12
Energy kJ
230
186
186
210
210
167
164
161
144
170
133
133
131
100
90
64
61
61
60
63
71
77
46
271
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
E
10
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.6
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
6
Energy kJ
27
27
54
23
15
32
31
31
31
12
6
40
84
134
132
126
78
71
69
39
35
34
75
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
S
6
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
9
0.4
NE
4
0.3
SSW
9
0.4
ENE
12
0.3
S
13
Energy kJ
53
54
20
51
32
17
18
17
10
17
18
12
12
14
6
5
1
4
15
61
30
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
3
0.5
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.3
NNE
2
0.2
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
1.3
NNE
6
1.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
1
6
1
1
1
5
9
6
16
13
30
42
47
101
80
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
76
0
0
0
0
0
0
61
76
0
0
0
0
0
61
76
76
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
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