Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Issued: 3 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
13.3° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 9AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (02 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (02 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
8
1.1
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
NE
10
1.3
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.8
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
1.2
S
6
1.4
SSE
14
2.1
S
14
2.1
S
8
2.5
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
164
135
131
197
368
299
246
217
154
122
78
167
160
110
98
76
60
70
63
116
743
1759
616
2738
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
NW
15
NW
25
NW
35
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:42AM0.83m
9:27PM1.13m
11:20AM0.86m
10:06PM1.10m
11:56AM0.89m
Low Tide
4:06AM0.17m
3:19PM0.60m
4:41AM0.17m
4:05PM0.60m
5:15AM0.18m
4:55PM0.60m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:45
4:45
4:46
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
12
13
12
10
10
9
9
9
9
13
11
9
9
8
8
9
9
10
9
8
6
Feels °C
9
10
9
7
6
6
4
5
4
4
4
5
7
5
3
2
1
0
1
2
3
1
1
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
1.1
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
NE
10
1.3
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.8
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.8
S
6
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
S
8
0.7
S
8
1.2
S
6
1.4
SSE
14
0.2
ENE
10
1
SSE
14
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
19
19
131
197
368
299
246
217
154
122
78
167
160
110
98
40
60
36
60
116
743
9
443
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
14
0.4
NE
9
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.4
NE
11
0.3
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.6
NE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.5
NE
10
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
18
20
14
3
3
2
4
17
17
29
63
100
91
51
76
28
44
63
107
9
9
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
18
0.3
E
9
0.1
N
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
S
7
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
15
4
9
8
26
14
6
49
9
70
23
24
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
8
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.8
NW
4
0.6
NNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
W
3
0.7
SW
3
1.1
SW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1.2
SW
4
1.3
SW
5
1.3
SW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.1
SW
5
2.1
S
14
2.1
S
8
2.5
S
15
Energy kJ
164
135
3
5
5
15
8
5
5
3
2
4
12
45
28
58
75
78
56
56
1759
616
2738
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
9
1
7
5
1
4
2
3
1
Distance (km)
76
0
0
61
97
61
76
61
61
36
61
7
0
639
0
534
80
534
535
15
535
590
15
384
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
7
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
5
5
4
5
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
5
8
7
9
8
9
7
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
6
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