Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
12.5° 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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 3PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
12
0.5
S
16
0.6
ESE
11
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
S
14
1
NNE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.6
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.2
S
11
0.3
NE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
137
134
86
84
82
78
73
71
41
41
34
68
18
27
17
17
17
9
9
51
78
78
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
5
N
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
SW
10
SSE
5
S
10
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:09AM0.95m
10:33PM1.04m
11:44AM0.99m
11:25PM0.98m
12:21PM1.04m
Low Tide
4:38AM0.20m
4:40PM0.50m
5:12AM0.24m
5:35PM0.47m
5:49AM0.28m
6:33PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
9
12
15
15
12
10
10
8
8
12
11
11
8
7
6
6
6
10
10
10
9
7
Feels °C
5
8
11
12
8
7
7
5
5
9
6
7
5
4
3
2
3
7
7
8
6
4
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