Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
12.8° C
0.0° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 7AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Afternoon (11 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (11 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat morning, strong winds from the W by Mon night).

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.9
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.1
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
22
21
17
17
49
84
154
223
102
57
53
74
67
45
28
18
58
96
134
131
259
256
198
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
35
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
20
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
40
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:21AM0.85m
4:55PM1.27m
6:34AM0.86m
5:51PM1.32m
7:40AM0.88m
6:48PM1.36m
Low Tide
11:06PM0.18m
10:26AM0.48m
00:09AM0.08m
11:25AM0.51m
1:09AM-0.00m
12:26PM0.52m
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rain showers
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
7:33
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4:51
4:52
4:52
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
8
7
6
10
14
14
10
12
12
9
9
10
11
10
8
8
8
8
8
11
13
12
11
8
Feels °C
5
4
3
7
10
10
6
7
7
3
4
4
4
2
1
1
2
1
3
3
4
4
3
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