Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.8° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 11AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
188
191
316
246
250
324
240
179
179
237
240
240
176
169
167
120
88
110
75
76
62
57
89
85
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
0
NNE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
0
SSE
10
ESE
5
E
5
WNW
5
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
off
High Tide
9:45AM0.98m
9:22PM1.20m
10:27AM1.01m
10:16PM1.10m
11:08AM1.04m
Low Tide
3:23AM0.08m
3:13PM0.42m
4:06AM0.15m
4:12PM0.39m
4:45AM0.23m
5:11PM0.38m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:00
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5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
11
12
13
15
12
9
9
9
7
7
9
11
10
10
9
9
8
8
10
12
10
10
10
Feels °C
8
6
6
7
9
8
5
6
6
4
4
7
7
6
7
6
6
5
5
9
9
8
9
8
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