Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
12.4° 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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 2PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (28 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (28 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNE
6
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
1
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
16
2.1
SSW
6
2.2
S
7
1.6
S
8
1.6
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
81
72
85
88
78
71
74
74
104
91
352
529
316
442
518
399
340
292
262
257
212
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
10
WNW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:06AM0.79m
7:02PM1.15m
8:45AM0.81m
7:44PM1.15m
9:23AM0.84m
8:24PM1.15m
Low Tide
12:39PM0.58m
2:19AM0.20m
1:26PM0.57m
2:56AM0.18m
2:12PM0.56m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
11
9
7
7
6
9
8
8
7
7
6
7
7
8
9
10
9
8
Feels °C
8
7
7
7
6
3
1
3
3
3
1
0
-1
1
0
1
2
3
4
5
5
4
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