Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.1° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 9AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
S
11
0.4
ESE
15
0.4
ESE
15
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
78
134
137
134
129
83
80
74
71
68
67
149
80
86
117
113
111
109
102
99
95
93
88
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:11AM0.96m
10:32PM1.21m
11:56AM1.00m
11:27PM1.09m
12:40PM1.03m
Low Tide
4:41AM0.02m
4:27PM0.48m
5:25AM0.10m
5:30PM0.46m
6:07AM0.19m
6:35PM0.45m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:30
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4:55
4:57
4:58
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Temp °C
10
10
10
11
15
13
10
11
11
11
10
12
14
14
12
12
13
13
12
13
16
15
13
12
Feels °C
7
7
7
9
13
11
8
8
6
6
6
8
11
12
9
9
10
10
9
10
12
12
10
9
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