Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
12.9° 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):

  • 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 9PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
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 15°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.8
NNE
6
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
160
156
117
108
180
164
133
109
81
73
42
101
87
84
48
45
47
48
47
44
22
22
22
43
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
E
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
2:27PM1.09m
2:44AM0.87m
3:12PM1.15m
4:03AM0.85m
4:02PM1.21m
5:21AM0.85m
Low Tide
8:56PM0.39m
8:34AM0.37m
10:02PM0.29m
9:28AM0.43m
11:06PM0.18m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:49
4:50
4:51
4:51
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
10
9
9
8
8
9
13
12
10
9
8
8
8
10
14
13
10
8
8
9
8
12
Feels °C
10
8
8
6
6
5
5
6
10
9
7
6
5
5
5
8
11
10
6
5
4
4
4
8
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