Buxton Point surf break

Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 15 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Buxton Point today?

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 1AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ESE
0.7
NE
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
E
1.1
E
0.8
NE
1
E
1
E
0.7
NE
0.9
NE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.5
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)5757876887789999999991099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)444640108114756414289928974110222258264318352442474554430655579
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:52PM
0.75
6:51AM
1.12
8:40PM
0.77
7:34AM
1.15
9:23PM
0.79
8:17AM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:17AM
0.58
2:15PM
0.24
1:06AM
0.58
2:56PM
0.20
1:53AM
0.58
3:36PM
0.17
Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise----5:50-------5:50-------5:52---
Sunset8:44-------8:44-------8:43-------
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C151414141414151514141313141515151414141314161717
Feels °C (?)131111111111121211111011111211111010121112121213
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