Buxton Point surf break

Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 23 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 7PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)--
Afternoon (23 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (23 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
1.1
NE
5
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
1.3
NE
6
0.9
ENE
13
1
ENE
12
1.2
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
13
1.6
ENE
13
1.6
ENE
12
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
1.3
ENE
12
1.2
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
49
52
68
97
235
329
406
467
459
692
778
791
730
692
599
589
505
560
478
470
478
478
411
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
0
NW
5
E
5
E
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
SW
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:51PM0.97m
2:06AM1.03m
3:38PM1.00m
3:10AM0.94m
4:19PM1.03m
4:15AM0.86m
Low Tide
8:19PM0.54m
8:54AM0.22m
9:30PM0.51m
9:37AM0.30m
10:36PM0.46m
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7:18
7:20
7:20
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4:50
4:49
4:47
4:47
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
14
13
13
13
12
15
16
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
13
13
12
11
11
12
10
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.9
NE
6
0.9
ENE
13
1
ENE
12
1.2
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
13
1.6
ENE
13
1.6
ENE
12
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
1.3
ENE
12
1.2
ENE
12
Energy kJ
61
43
47
68
46
235
329
406
467
459
692
778
791
730
692
599
589
505
560
478
470
478
478
411
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.5
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
S
11
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
15
0.5
S
6
0.7
SSE
6
Energy kJ
41
38
35
34
54
44
53
42
39
40
72
67
58
50
47
26
25
23
20
20
41
21
19
43
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.2
ENE
15
0.4
ENE
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
12
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.2
SSW
11
0.1
S
20
0.1
SW
19
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
S
10
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
S
10
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
Energy kJ
5
21
70
13
6
11
53
48
12
7
14
6
21
24
21
8
41
8
21
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.9
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
0.3
S
3
Energy kJ
25
49
52
52
97
119
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
76
76
0
0
0
0
0
0
76
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
36
36
7
7
0
76
76
76
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
6
5
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
8
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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