Buxton Point surf break

Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 24 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
15.3° C
(Which is 1.3°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 9AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (24 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (24 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
6
0.9
ENE
13
1
ENE
12
1.2
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
13
1.6
ENE
13
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
2.3
SE
7
2.4
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
235
329
406
467
459
459
660
791
730
609
599
514
514
486
478
470
748
552
661
621
623
726
737
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
0
N
5
E
5
E
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
SW
5
SSE
10
SW
5
WSW
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:06AM1.03m
3:38PM1.00m
3:10AM0.94m
4:19PM1.03m
4:15AM0.86m
4:57PM1.07m
Low Tide
8:54AM0.22m
9:30PM0.51m
9:37AM0.30m
10:36PM0.46m
10:16AM0.37m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:49
4:47
4:47
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
13
15
17
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
14
14
12
11
12
13
12
15
16
15
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
11
10
10
10
9
10
13
13
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
13
1
ENE
12
1.2
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
13
1.6
ENE
13
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.2
E
12
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
Energy kJ
41
235
329
406
467
459
459
660
791
730
609
599
514
514
486
478
470
748
397
40
39
37
36
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
6
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
15
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
Energy kJ
54
52
55
55
51
43
63
41
58
50
47
45
25
23
21
35
41
47
45
69
66
62
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
12
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.1
S
20
0.1
SW
19
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
70
13
6
11
53
48
72
67
7
14
6
21
24
43
41
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
S
4
0.8
S
4
1.5
SSE
5
1.7
SE
6
2.5
ESE
7
2.3
SE
7
2.4
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
Energy kJ
89
124
5
4
4
18
116
216
603
552
661
621
623
726
737
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
76
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
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