Surf Forecasts:
Buxton Point surf forecast from 17 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 18 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 24 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period, SSE swell with 320 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 17 Jul, 1PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Buxton Point this week:
The surf forecast for Buxton Point over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 17) at 1PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Buxton Point in the next 16 days are 0.8m 16s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 24) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 23) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1PM (Fri 17th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Sat 18th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Fri 24th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Buxton Point over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | ESE 15 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 137 | 129 | 74 | 67 | 80 | 113 | 102 | 95 | 85 | 126 | 151 | 146 | 117 | 115 | 94 | 92 | 67 | 77 | 36 | 50 | 127 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:11AM0.96m | 10:32PM1.21m | 11:56AM1.00m | 11:27PM1.09m | 12:40PM1.03m | 00:24AM0.97m | 1:22PM1.05m | 1:23AM0.87m | 2:03PM1.07m | 2:27AM0.79m | 2:44PM1.07m | 3:35AM0.74m | 3:25PM1.08m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27PM0.48m | 5:25AM0.10m | 5:30PM0.46m | 6:07AM0.19m | 6:35PM0.45m | 6:45AM0.29m | 7:41PM0.43m | 7:22AM0.38m | 8:45PM0.41m | 7:59AM0.45m | 9:46PM0.39m | 8:38AM0.51m | 10:41PM0.36m | ||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — |
 | — | 4:55 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | ESE 15 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | S 6 | S 16 |
| kJ | 137 | 129 | 74 | 67 | 80 | 113 | 100 | 86 | 85 | 126 | 151 | 146 | 117 | 115 | 94 | 92 | 67 | 77 | 36 | 36 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SSE 11 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 14 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | S 5 |
| kJ | 28 | 15 | 6 | 30 | 53 | 74 | 102 | 95 | 37 | 76 | 73 | 35 | 34 | 36 | 7 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 50 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 18 | ESE 18 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | S 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | NE 9 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 57 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 36 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | W 3 | SSW 5 | WSW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 77 | 19 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 535 | 0 |
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