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Butterbox Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Sydney North Coast (39 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Butterbox surf Forecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 20 Apr 2024 AEST
Forecast update in hr min s Update imminent
Butterbox surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Butterbox sea temperature is 22.7°C (Statistics for 20 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 21.9 °C max: 23.9 °C min: 20.0 °C)
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Butterbox surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Butterbox sea temperature is 22.7°C (Statistics for 20 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 21.9 °C max: 23.9 °C min: 20.0 °C)
How big are the waves at Butterbox today?
The current surf forecast for Butterbox at 3PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Butterbox. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 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 | 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 | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
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| Energy (?) | 302 | 636 | 1009 | 1014 | 1004 | 815 | 589 | 481 | 390 | 293 | 181 | 127 | 103 | 79 | 135 | 106 | 108 | 85 | 81 | 55 | 50 | 67 | 66 | 87 | 82 | 52 | 35 | 25 | 71 | 96 | 110 | 18 | 49 | 50 | 19 | 94 | 82 | 64 | 65 | 68 | 610 | 738 | 666 | 651 | 392 | 676 | 1703 | 1514 | 1131 | 1000 | 805 | 771 | 761 | 701 | 643 | 500 | 426 | 356 | 295 | 307 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:49AM 1.27 | 6:28PM 1.25 | 6:28AM 1.27 | 6:59PM 1.33 | 7:06AM 1.26 | 7:29PM 1.41 | 7:42AM 1.24 | 7:59PM 1.47 | 8:19AM 1.20 | 8:30PM 1.50 | 8:57AM 1.16 | 9:03PM 1.52 | 9:36AM 1.10 | 9:39PM 1.51 | 10:18AM 1.05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:12PM 0.28 | 12:27AM 0.39 | 12:42PM 0.26 | 1:07AM 0.33 | 1:10PM 0.25 | 1:45AM 0.27 | 1:39PM 0.26 | 2:23AM 0.23 | 2:08PM 0.28 | 3:01AM 0.21 | 2:39PM 0.32 | 3:41AM 0.21 | 3:11PM 0.36 | 4:23AM 0.23 | 3:47PM 0.40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 16 |
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