Buxton Point surf break

Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 24 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
16.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Buxton Point today?

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 7PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (24 Jan)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (24 Jan)3ft (0.9m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tue
27
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
3
1
0
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1.7
NE
1
SE
0.9
SE
1.1
SE
1.3
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.5
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.4
SE
1.2
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
Period(s) (?)9101011612111113131313121212121211111113131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)156181212224176273191249560632669649558531455593469453463380613511414400
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
15
NE
20
NE
20
N
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
S
15
S
10
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
W
0
NNW
10
E
15
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassglassonononcross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:48PM
1.01
1:54AM
1.05
1:52PM
0.94
2:37AM
1.10
3:04PM
0.88
3:25AM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:59AM
0.48
7:19PM
0.25
8:03AM
0.42
8:02PM
0.31
9:10AM
0.35
8:50PM
0.39
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tue
27
Sunrise5:58-------6:01-------6:01-------
Sunset----8:37-------8:37-------8:37---
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141922242117171516161516141312101216161615121312
Feels °C (?)13151820181516141512101210111091114131212101110
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