Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
14.9°C
2.2° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 10AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (26 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (26 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
SSE
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
2.5
SSW
13
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
145
148
148
148
128
131
142
145
104
104
102
79
65
46
44
34
33
86
96
129
176
1990
281
424
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
20
W
25
WSW
30
SSW
20
S
5
SSE
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
W
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
20
W
25
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:35AM1.17m
9:37PM0.98m
9:17AM1.21m
10:39PM0.97m
10:03AM1.25m
Low Tide
2:21AM0.38m
3:18PM0.16m
3:07AM0.43m
4:11PM0.08m
3:55AM0.48m
5:07PM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:00
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5:58
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7:42
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7:43
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7:44
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1
1
1
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Temp °C
8
6
9
12
13
11
9
7
5
5
9
13
16
17
12
11
11
11
13
16
14
15
14
11
Feels °C
5
2
4
5
5
6
6
4
1
0
4
7
11
13
6
5
6
6
8
10
9
10
9
5
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