Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
13.2°C
1.1° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 3AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the W by Wed morning).

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.3
SSE
14
1.5
SSW
7
0.3
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
94
97
94
59
57
86
85
31
32
31
28
58
42
39
181
35
34
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
W
5
NW
0
NW
0
ENE
5
NNE
10
WNW
15
WNW
30
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:03PM1.08m
6:44AM0.79m
5:49PM1.10m
7:24AM0.82m
6:34PM1.12m
Low Tide
00:20AM0.27m
11:28AM0.57m
1:00AM0.24m
12:18PM0.55m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
11
13
14
15
13
12
10
9
9
11
13
13
11
11
Feels °C
11
12
10
11
9
12
13
13
11
9
3
3
2
3
6
7
6
8
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