Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.5° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 9PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)--
Afternoon (27 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
8
1.2
S
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
199
151
166
140
140
108
94
94
73
298
303
441
568
554
434
381
297
285
195
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
ENE
10
NNW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
SE
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:40PM1.03m
8:57AM1.10m
9:37PM1.00m
9:37AM1.14m
Low Tide
2:44AM0.33m
3:23PM0.24m
3:26AM0.38m
4:17PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:46
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Temp °C
14
11
10
8
7
7
7
11
10
11
10
9
8
7
7
15
15
16
16
17
Feels °C
10
6
6
4
3
3
4
8
5
7
7
7
5
4
4
11
11
12
12
12
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