Buxton Point surf break

Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 12 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
17.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Buxton Point today?

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 5PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jan)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (12 Jan)4ft (1.2m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.9
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NNE
0.5
SE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)9999566999915141414141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8484671358080773945292944416667686866639259585756
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
5
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
5
E
15
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offononononoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:44PM
0.73
4:45AM
1.06
5:54PM
0.72
5:26AM
1.08
6:57PM
0.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:06AM
0.43
9:53PM
0.50
11:59AM
0.38
10:37PM
0.54
12:47PM
0.33
11:26PM
0.57
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
Sunrise5:45-------5:46-------5:47-------
Sunset----8:45-------8:45-------8:45---
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------1-1--------
Temp. °C142017181715121416161616141413131313141515151415
Feels °C (?)111813141712101214141314121311121111121313131314
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