Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
12.7° 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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 6AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.4
ESE
15
0.4
ESE
15
0.4
ESE
15
0.5
NE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
11
0.7
NE
11
0.7
NE
11
0.7
NE
11
0.8
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
117
113
147
145
102
98
95
93
88
85
81
91
81
121
121
119
149
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:27PM1.09m
12:40PM1.03m
00:24AM0.97m
1:22PM1.05m
Low Tide
5:30PM0.46m
6:07AM0.19m
6:35PM0.45m
6:45AM0.29m
7:41PM0.43m
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clear
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
17
16
12
13
13
12
12
12
14
14
12
13
Feels °C
9
10
10
10
10
11
15
14
9
10
9
7
7
7
10
10
9
10
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