Buxton Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.25° S 148.02° E

Issued: 10 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Buxton Point sea temperature is

15.2°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 (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buxton Point at 3PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	14s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	15s
Evening (06 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 6						Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	SSE 14	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	E 9	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	14	41	72	72	71	70	70	68	37	36	108	164	163	169	17	108	85	106	91	81	60	55	47	47
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	W	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	6:46AM1.08m				7:11PM0.90m				7:23AM1.11m					8:11PM0.87m			7:57AM1.13m					9:07PM0.86m
Low Tide			1:15PM0.35m				00:57AM0.40m					2:05PM0.29m			1:37AM0.46m					2:52PM0.23m				2:16AM0.51m


	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43
	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	8:00
mm	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	18	17	15	12	10	9	7	9	11	11	10	9	7	6	6	7	11	12	12	11	11	9	8
Feels °C	10	14	12	12	7	5	4	2	3	5	5	3	3	1	1	0	1	6	7	7	6	7	6	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSE 15	SSE 15	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSE 13	ENE 9	E 9	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	10	10	72	72	26	26	25	25	24	25	25	24	24	14	13	14	34	8	6	16	31	15	10	17
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 4	SSE 14	ENE 9	ENE 9	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	N 8	—	N 8	S 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSE 12	SSE 12
kJ	2	41	15	25	71	70	70	68	37	36	1	—	1	32	17	35	5	5	1	7	6	6	14	28
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	SE 4	E 7	—	N 6	N 6	N 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	ENE 9	E 8	ENE 9	E 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 8	S 8
kJ	14	1	4	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	8	1	16	1	5	5	6	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 3	NW 3	NNW 2	WSW 3	SW 3	SW 4	SW 4	SSW 5	SSW 4	SSW 5	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6
kJ	3	1	1	3	8	12	15	22	14	35	108	164	163	169	139	108	85	106	91	81	60	55	47	47
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	61	0	0	0	80	80	0	0	80	85	925	1381	1246	590	80	61	61	904	384	381	381	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	3	1	1					1	3	1					1	3	2
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