Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
13.1° C
1.0° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 11PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)--
Afternoon (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.9
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
63
58
125
85
82
70
61
39
56
52
85
81
44
44
44
44
22
23
61
102
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
E
0
ENE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:10PM1.00m
11:47AM1.06m
00:06AM0.90m
12:27PM1.07m
Low Tide
5:11PM0.38m
5:22AM0.32m
6:10PM0.37m
5:59AM0.40m
7:08PM0.37m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:27
 mm
Temp °C
13
10
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
11
11
10
10
9
10
12
15
14
12
13
Feels °C
10
8
10
10
8
8
8
9
9
9
10
8
8
6
7
9
10
10
9
11
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