Butterbox Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Sydney North Coast, Australia)

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Butterbox Surf Guide

Butterbox in Sydney North is an exposed reef break that has fairly consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the west. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south southeast. The left reef break is best, but there is a right reef too.. Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. Rarely crowded here. Watch out for urchins, rips, rocks, obstacles, sharks,seaweed.

Butterbox Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	4	fairly consistent	22.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Butterbox:

The best conditions reported for surf at Butterbox occur when a South-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

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16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Butterbox (for consistent clean waves)?

julyBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Butterbox with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 51% of the time in July while 27% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 22% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

51%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

27%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

22%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Butterbox Location Map

Interactive Butterbox surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Butterbox is Kingsford Smith International Airport (Sydney) Airport (SYD) in Australia, 26 km (16 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Butterbox is Sydney Bankstown Airport (BWU), also in Australia, 37 km (23 miles) away.

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Butterbox Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 02:19 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM
Wave (m)	E	E	E	E
Period (s)	11	11	11	11
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	off

Tides at Butterbox

Current tide and informaton

For Dee Why, 2 km from Butterbox.

Next High Water: 11:15am | 0.95m

Next Low Water: 05:19am | 0.3m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Butterbox Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 20.0 °C once we account for wind), and similar sea temperatures (22.0 °C). Wear boardshorts or a shorty, or better still a thin summer wetsuit to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 22.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite