Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
13.0°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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 3AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 28). 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 (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
98
83
81
71
67
100
65
66
100
120
181
176
218
331
247
239
299
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
W
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
off
off
High Tide
8:02PM1.12m
9:10AM0.95m
8:49PM1.09m
9:44AM0.99m
9:38PM1.05m
Low Tide
2:49AM0.21m
2:45PM0.45m
3:24AM0.24m
3:35PM0.41m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
8
9
9
14
17
17
13
13
13
12
12
15
19
20
14
12
Feels °C
5
5
4
5
5
9
12
13
7
7
7
6
7
11
16
18
11
8
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