Buxton Point surf break

Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 AEST
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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
15.2° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Buxton Point today?

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 3AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (22 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (22 May)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
E
9
1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.5
E
10
0.9
NE
6
0.9
ENE
13
1
ENE
12
1.1
ENE
12
1.2
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
210
167
164
161
144
170
133
133
131
132
129
126
77
71
43
43
53
52
70
289
323
367
380
444
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
0
W
10
E
5
ENE
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
0
NNW
5
ENE
5
NE
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
glassy
High Tide
00:03AM1.21m
2:00PM0.94m
1:04AM1.12m
2:51PM0.97m
2:06AM1.03m
3:38PM1.00m
Low Tide
6:01PM0.57m
7:16AM0.06m
7:08PM0.57m
8:07AM0.14m
8:19PM0.54m
8:54AM0.22m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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7:16
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:51
4:50
4:49
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
10
12
14
12
11
11
10
10
11
14
17
16
14
13
13
12
12
15
17
16
9
7
7
7
7
11
12
10
10
9
8
8
9
12
13
12
12
11
11
10
10
14
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
13
1
ENE
12
1.1
ENE
12
1.2
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
Energy kJ
210
167
164
161
144
170
133
133
131
100
90
64
61
61
43
43
47
48
54
289
323
367
380
444
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
S
7
0.4
E
10
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
NE
5
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.4
ENE
13
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
Energy kJ
25
47
31
16
31
12
18
40
84
132
129
126
77
11
41
39
35
34
70
41
37
25
40
56
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
E
10
0.3
S
7
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
S
6
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.3
NE
4
0.4
SSE
15
0.1
E
16
0.2
ENE
15
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
Energy kJ
47
17
18
31
10
17
3
12
12
14
6
2
71
5
21
31
13
12
11
51
47
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.2
N
4
0.3
NNE
2
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
N
4
0.2
NNW
2
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.9
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
Energy kJ
3
4
1
1
1
5
7
1
35
31
41
53
52
50
92
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
36
76
0
0
0
0
0
61
61
76
76
0
0
0
0
0
61
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
6
5
4
4
5
5
5
7
4
6
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
6
7
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
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