Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Issued: 9 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is

12.9° C

Buxton Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 6PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	16s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	16s
Evening (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon morning, light winds from the W by Wed night).
	Monday 13						Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	1 AM	4 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 17	S 16	S 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	S 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	S 15
Wave Graph
kJ	146	132	183	266	266	203	201	198	131	131	131	129	82	81	79	77	44	72	68	144	160	213	116	109
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	W	W	W	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	W	W	WSW	W	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide		7:40AM0.88m			6:48PM1.36m					8:39AM0.89m				7:45PM1.38m				9:33AM0.91m				8:41PM1.36m
Low Tide			12:26PM0.52m					2:07AM-0.05m				1:25PM0.52m				3:01AM-0.06m				2:25PM0.50m				3:53AM-0.04m


	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31
	—	—	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:53	—	—	—	4:54
mm	—	—	1	3	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	13	13	11	8	8	8	8	7	8	10	8	8	9	9	8	9	10	11	13	14	12	11	10
Feels °C	4	5	6	6	0	0	2	3	3	4	6	2	2	3	4	3	3	5	6	9	10	8	9	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 17	S 16	S 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 6	S 7	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 14	S 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	S 8	S 8
kJ	146	132	183	266	266	203	201	198	131	131	131	129	82	81	33	36	27	18	68	144	160	213	46	43
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 8	NNE 8	NE 9	S 7	S 7	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 7	N 4	S 6	E 8	SSE 14	S 15
kJ	3	4	5	6	14	22	15	17	30	20	21	20	20	11	79	77	44	72	15	1	5	1	116	109
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 9	S 8	SW 5	S 7	S 7	NNE 8	S 6	NE 7	N 7	N 7	N 10	N 9	N 8	S 8	E 10	E 10	E 9	—	E 9	N 8	N 8	N 8	SSW 11
kJ	1	2	5	1	4	4	7	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	19	2	2	2	—	1	1	1	1	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 4	WNW 5	WNW 4	WNW 4	W 4	W 4	W 5	W 4	WNW 4	WNW 3	WNW 3	W 4	SW 4	SW 4	W 4	W 3	W 3	W 4	W 4	WSW 3	WSW 3	WSW 3	W 3	W 3
kJ	38	61	43	31	33	59	52	21	10	7	4	12	24	28	13	6	11	17	9	6	3	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	9	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	986	486	986	983	639	535	0	7	0	0	61	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	9	8	7	7	7	5	5	8	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	8	6	6	6	8	4	4	4	6	4	5	5

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