Buxton Point surf break

Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 07 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
16.2° C
(Which is 1.6°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 1PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (07 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (07 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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)
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
10
1.8
S
6
1.4
S
6
0.7
ENE
10
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
E
10
2.3
SSW
7
2.3
S
8
2.1
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
8
2.3
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
9
2.3
SSW
10
1.4
S
9
2.3
SSW
9
1.1
S
9
1
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
141
247
153
104
83
82
80
51
461
588
526
421
391
754
250
192
160
147
943
286
773
186
147
139
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
SW
15
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:09PM0.83m
11:44PM1.03m
1:55PM0.84m
00:28AM1.02m
2:39PM0.87m
1:18AM1.00m
Low Tide
6:21AM0.23m
5:45PM0.64m
7:04AM0.24m
6:36PM0.65m
7:46AM0.24m
7:33PM0.64m
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:01
7:03
7:03
7:05
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5:06
5:04
5:02
5:01
1
1
Temp °C
7
9
11
10
10
10
13
11
11
12
14
13
12
12
10
9
10
14
18
18
13
12
11
10
0
2
5
4
4
4
6
4
3
5
8
7
7
8
6
5
6
10
14
16
10
10
8
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
1
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
14
1.6
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
S
9
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
Energy kJ
141
108
106
82
51
78
78
51
113
115
167
167
165
341
250
192
160
147
173
151
171
186
147
119
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
7
0.2
S
18
0.3
SSE
16
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
16
0.1
N
12
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.6
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
Energy kJ
8
24
48
104
78
30
80
3
33
33
34
20
19
163
116
115
65
62
60
60
59
59
70
139
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
18
0.2
N
6
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.2
N
4
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
N
9
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
25
3
51
84
83
82
1
2
2
2
2
2
19
16
18
17
17
17
17
17
7
7
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
6
1.8
S
6
1.4
S
6
0.5
WSW
3
0.7
W
3
0.8
WNW
4
1.3
SW
4
2
SSW
6
2.3
SSW
7
2.3
S
8
2.1
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
8
2.3
S
8
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
2.3
SSW
10
1.4
S
9
2.3
SSW
9
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
167
247
153
7
11
16
62
271
461
588
526
421
391
754
3
3
5
3
943
286
773
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
2
2
2
Distance (km)
164
15
15
0
49
0
49
639
671
164
15
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
6
2
5
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
3
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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