Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Issued: 9 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
13.2° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 3PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (04 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (04 Jul)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
14
1.8
SSW
7
1.7
S
8
2
S
14
2
S
9
2.2
S
9
1.2
SSE
16
2
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
327
365
1630
627
702
679
677
561
474
389
378
330
330
294
264
221
216
180
138
113
58
58
39
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
S
5
S
10
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:56AM0.89m
10:47PM1.06m
12:32PM0.93m
11:32PM1.02m
1:08PM0.98m
00:26AM0.96m
Low Tide
5:15AM0.18m
4:55PM0.60m
5:49AM0.19m
5:49PM0.58m
6:24AM0.22m
6:48PM0.54m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:46
4:46
4:47
4:49
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
10
9
7
7
6
6
7
9
10
10
9
9
8
7
7
7
10
9
8
8
8
8
Feels °C
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
0
2
5
5
7
6
6
5
4
4
5
8
7
6
5
5
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
8
0.4
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
14
0.2
ENE
10
1
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
8
Energy kJ
71
70
204
9
462
621
679
677
561
457
362
378
330
330
294
264
221
216
180
138
113
58
58
39
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
NE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.5
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
Energy kJ
63
23
18
14
9
4
4
2
4
4
253
246
179
160
110
69
41
21
21
27
36
35
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
NE
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
Energy kJ
36
2
2
4
8
2
2
8
8
19
36
37
38
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
5
1.8
SSW
7
1.7
S
8
2
S
14
2
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.1
S
9
2
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
Energy kJ
115
327
365
1630
627
702
668
586
547
474
389
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
2
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
535
15
15
535
15
15
15
15
0
0
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
4
5
5
4
2
2
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
7
5
9
7
2
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
9
8
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