Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.9° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 7PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)--
Afternoon (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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 Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.9
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
327
247
239
239
243
243
243
239
115
94
90
90
90
81
79
75
55
37
35
38
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
S
10
ENE
5
W
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
40
NW
15
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:38PM1.05m
10:20AM1.04m
10:31PM1.00m
10:58AM1.08m
Low Tide
4:01AM0.28m
4:28PM0.36m
4:39AM0.33m
5:23PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
14
12
11
9
8
13
18
15
13
11
9
9
11
13
16
16
14
14
Feels °C
18
16
10
8
7
5
4
10
16
12
12
8
6
5
5
7
10
11
5
11
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