Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 25 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 (0.4m), 13s period with SSE 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 9AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)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 16°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
S
9
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.3
SSE
14
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
9
0.9
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
94
59
57
56
85
31
32
31
42
58
42
40
34
38
103
149
200
183
173
202
344
399
407
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
E
5
SSE
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
0
N
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:44AM0.79m
5:49PM1.10m
7:24AM0.82m
6:34PM1.12m
8:00AM0.86m
7:18PM1.13m
Low Tide
00:20AM0.27m
11:28AM0.57m
1:00AM0.24m
12:18PM0.55m
1:38AM0.22m
1:06PM0.52m
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clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
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Temp °C
12
12
11
13
15
15
13
12
11
10
10
13
13
12
10
10
10
9
8
12
16
16
12
11
Feels °C
10
10
10
12
14
13
11
9
7
3
4
7
6
6
5
6
7
6
5
10
14
13
8
7
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