Buxton Point surf break

Buxton Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 AEST
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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 1.3°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 4AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (17 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
SSE
1.7
SSW
2
S
2.3
S
2.3
S
2.4
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
2.3
SE
1.9
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
Period(s) (?)1313131314137899910101010111111111111111212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5353568997131293451791822958122914321452135113061268123613271234127992413581229
Wind
(km/h)
45
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglassoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:24PM
1.12
7:58AM
1.03
8:05PM
1.18
9:02AM
1.01
8:48PM
1.23
10:06AM
0.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:47AM
0.24
1:51PM
0.34
2:43AM
0.14
2:38PM
0.40
3:39AM
0.06
3:27PM
0.46
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----6:39-------6:41-------6:41---
Sunset-------5:34-------5:31-------5:30
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C14121210101215131010101010111313108766111312
Feels °C (?)4231257522223457554339109
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