Buxton Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.9° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 6PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)--
Afternoon (29 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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)
2
2
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
1.3
NNE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
411
297
289
223
147
152
115
76
82
81
65
65
52
173
51
49
42
42
47
48
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
Wind State
cross-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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:37PM0.97m
10:20AM1.17m
11:39PM0.93m
11:08AM1.18m
Low Tide
4:10AM0.44m
5:13PM0.14m
4:57AM0.49m
6:12PM0.12m
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Temp °C
18
19
17
17
17
17
16
19
20
19
16
15
15
15
15
18
20
19
16
13
Feels °C
13
15
13
11
12
12
10
15
17
15
13
12
13
12
13
15
17
16
13
10
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