Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
12.8° C
0.4° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 7AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s 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 (30 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (30 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (30 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
2.1
S
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
1
SE
12
1
SE
12
1
SE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
415
351
301
222
237
632
197
176
146
135
117
98
82
82
67
168
209
217
278
292
292
251
247
199
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
5
W
5
W
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:23AM0.84m
8:24PM1.15m
9:59AM0.87m
9:05PM1.13m
10:34AM0.91m
9:47PM1.09m
Low Tide
2:56AM0.18m
2:12PM0.56m
3:31AM0.17m
2:59PM0.55m
4:05AM0.18m
3:48PM0.53m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
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clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
6
6
7
9
12
12
10
9
10
9
9
12
14
15
12
11
10
9
9
11
14
13
11
10
Feels °C
0
1
2
4
7
7
5
4
6
5
5
7
11
12
9
8
7
6
6
8
10
8
6
6
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