Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
12.5° C
0.1° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 1PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (03 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (03 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
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)
0.7
NE
7
0.3
SSE
14
1.2
NNE
6
0.3
SSE
14
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.4
NE
7
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.3
NE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
41
94
36
23
25
27
17
17
17
7
17
50
90
100
120
112
100
105
111
99
125
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
W
10
W
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:44AM0.99m
11:25PM0.98m
12:21PM1.04m
00:24AM0.93m
1:03PM1.08m
Low Tide
5:12AM0.24m
5:35PM0.47m
5:49AM0.28m
6:33PM0.42m
6:30AM0.34m
7:36PM0.36m
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:13
 mm
1
Temp °C
7
11
11
12
9
7
7
6
6
11
12
11
9
9
9
8
9
12
13
14
11
11
Feels °C
3
8
9
9
6
4
4
2
2
8
8
8
6
6
6
4
6
9
9
10
7
6
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