Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
13.0°C
0.8° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 6PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (18 Sep)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, near gales from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.5
SSE
14
2
SSW
8
0.6
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
355
292
312
240
225
165
167
107
106
104
146
118
498
193
256
188
128
115
277
106
102
97
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
15
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
55
NW
55
WNW
55
WNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:59PM1.03m
2:45AM0.78m
1:49PM1.01m
3:41AM0.78m
2:41PM1.01m
Low Tide
6:38AM0.58m
8:15PM0.33m
7:28AM0.60m
9:08PM0.33m
8:22AM0.61m
9:59PM0.32m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
10
13
19
20
18
16
16
16
16
18
19
19
15
10
9
10
14
19
22
21
18
16
Feels °C
5
8
13
15
12
8
9
12
11
13
13
14
11
7
6
6
10
13
16
9
6
5
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