Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
12.6° C
0.0° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 7AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (24 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (24 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
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
1
2
3
2
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
8
2
S
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2356
592
613
315
203
176
111
116
144
523
248
286
169
134
280
210
158
139
106
78
56
50
48
28
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:43AM0.72m
4:08PM1.08m
5:44AM0.73m
4:51PM1.09m
6:37AM0.75m
5:36PM1.11m
Low Tide
10:41PM0.36m
9:22AM0.55m
11:30PM0.32m
10:11AM0.57m
00:16AM0.29m
11:02AM0.58m
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
7:24
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5:01
5:02
5:04
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
6
6
6
7
11
10
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
12
10
10
10
11
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
-1
-1
0
3
5
4
8
7
8
8
9
10
10
8
9
7
5
5
5
6
10
8
8
9
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