Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
12.8° 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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 1PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (08 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (08 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.5
S
18
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
9
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.6
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
163
196
160
156
117
108
197
164
133
109
81
73
42
101
87
84
48
45
47
48
46
44
22
22
Wind (km/h)
5
W
0
WSW
5
E
5
ENE
5
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:27PM1.09m
2:44AM0.87m
3:12PM1.15m
4:03AM0.85m
4:02PM1.21m
Low Tide
7:46AM0.31m
8:56PM0.39m
8:34AM0.37m
10:02PM0.29m
9:28AM0.43m
11:06PM0.18m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
7:35
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4:49
4:50
4:51
4:51
 mm
Temp °C
9
10
11
10
10
10
9
8
8
10
13
12
10
8
8
8
8
10
14
13
8
8
8
9
Feels °C
7
9
10
8
8
7
6
5
5
7
10
9
7
5
5
5
5
8
11
11
5
5
4
5
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