Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
13.2°C
1.0° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 10AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (04 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.7
NE
7
1.3
S
5
1.6
SSE
6
1.6
SE
7
1.3
SE
6
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
234
240
406
263
273
276
208
206
203
269
144
126
181
79
79
52
81
196
208
141
75
85
69
49
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
N
5
NE
10
WNW
10
SW
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross
off
High Tide
1:43AM0.86m
1:21PM1.16m
2:56AM0.84m
2:20PM1.18m
4:07AM0.84m
3:23PM1.20m
Low Tide
6:58AM0.50m
8:30PM0.19m
7:56AM0.53m
9:37PM0.16m
9:00AM0.55m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
5
6
5
3
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
12
15
15
11
10
11
12
10
11
11
13
11
11
12
12
11
14
15
14
11
13
Feels °C
4
4
5
7
10
10
7
6
7
10
8
9
11
11
9
7
8
8
8
12
12
11
9
10
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