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Buxton Point Surf Forecast
/ TAS – East Coast (46 breaks) / Tasmania (59 breaks) /
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Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 08 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.2° C
(Which is 1.7°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 9AM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Buxton Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 16 | S 15 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | |
80 | 112 | 427 | 554 | 486 | 389 | 362 | 695 | 221 | 168 | 142 | 122 | 131 | 472 | 559 | 548 | 155 | 137 | 137 | 534 | 497 | 402 | 378 | 367 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 11:44PM1.03m | 1:55PM0.84m | 00:28AM1.02m | 2:39PM0.87m | 1:18AM1.00m | 3:20PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:04AM0.24m | 6:36PM0.65m | 7:46AM0.24m | 7:33PM0.64m | 8:28AM0.24m | 8:34PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | S 15 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
 kJ | 78 | 112 | 50 | 33 | 34 | 167 | 167 | 308 | 221 | 168 | 142 | 122 | 131 | 133 | 186 | 178 | 155 | 137 | 137 | 534 | 497 | 402 | 378 | 367 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 80 | 50 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 33 | 19 | 120 | 118 | 115 | 66 | 62 | 60 | 59 | 60 | 59 | 70 | 71 | 110 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 8 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | W 2 | W 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 53 | 193 | 427 | 554 | 486 | 389 | 362 | 695 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 472 | 559 | 548 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 639 | 639 | 639 | 164 | 800 | 85 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 316 | 0 | 0 |
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