Buxton Point surf break

Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 AEDT
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Buxton Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
16.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Buxton Point today?

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 2AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (19 Jan)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (19 Jan)5ft (1.5m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)888888888888887111110101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)28728427727727027326626627323922919315913312785108131159188311305282277
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
N
15
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
5
W
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassonononcross-
on
glassoffoffoffcross-
on
oncross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:04PM
0.81
8:58AM
1.19
10:43PM
0.84
9:39AM
1.19
11:21PM
0.87
10:21AM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:39AM
0.57
4:14PM
0.14
3:26AM
0.57
4:51PM
0.13
4:14AM
0.56
Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise----5:52-------5:54-------5:56---
Sunset8:43-------8:42-------8:40-------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C161515151517191816141313161919181714141316191615
Feels °C (?)121213131313141313121212161716151614131215171514
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