Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Issued: 3 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is

12.8° C

Buxton Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Buxton Point today (22 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 7AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Afternoon (22 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Evening (22 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri night).
	Wednesday 22								Thursday 23								Friday 24
	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)	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	3	2	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	SSE 14	SSE 16	SSE 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 11	SSE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	99	97	92	90	68	67	67	39	38	80	71	104	101	146	304	581	419	329	311	287	218	188	198	161
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	NW	W	W	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off
High Tide		2:27AM0.79m				2:44PM1.07m				3:35AM0.74m				3:25PM1.08m					4:43AM0.72m				4:08PM1.08m
Low Tide				7:59AM0.45m				9:46PM0.39m				8:38AM0.51m					10:41PM0.36m			9:22AM0.55m


	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	13	12	13	13	12	8	7	6	6	6	8	10	8	7	4	4	5	6	8	10	13	14	13
Feels °C	8	8	8	9	8	8	4	1	0	0	0	1	2	-1	-4	-3	-3	-2	1	2	4	6	9	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	S 5	ENE 10	SSE 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 11	SSE 11
kJ	99	97	92	90	68	67	67	39	11	38	71	104	101	146	304	581	419	232	311	287	218	188	198	161
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	S 13	SSE 13	ENE 10	SSE 16	ENE 10	SSW 5	NE 10	NE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	S 15	SSE 15	SSE 14
kJ	5	8	8	8	9	3	14	34	38	80	38	8	25	25	19	9	9	329	191	188	181	113	73	111
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	S 13	SE 12	S 14	S 13	SE 12	NE 6	SSE 14	S 5	S 6	NE 10	SSW 5	NNE 7	NE 7	—	—	ENE 10	ENE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10
kJ	15	15	13	6	4	14	6	1	36	8	6	25	4	5	2	—	—	9	9	4	4	4	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 3	—	NNW 2	NW 2	WNW 3	WSW 3	SW 4	SW 4	W 4	W 4	W 4	W 4	W 4	WSW 4	SW 5	SSW 6	SSW 5	SW 5	WSW 5	W 4	W 4	W 4	W 4	W 4
kJ	6	—	1	1	3	3	13	20	13	18	26	27	27	54	106	249	213	87	54	22	18	24	27	19
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	5	5	5	2	2	3	2	9	2	1	1
Distance (km)	49	49	36	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	49	49	537	537	537	15	15	0	0	535	80	15	15
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Rating (10 max)	3	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1				2	2	3	2		2	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	9	2	1	5	5	6	4	9	9	4	9	4	9	9
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	9	5	4	4	4	4	4	9	9	9	9	8	9	7

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