Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Butterbox today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Butterbox at 3PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Butterbox. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 73 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 33 | 33 | 291 | 418 | 211 | 109 | 80 | 65 | 61 | 79 | 125 | 89 | 85 | 66 | 66 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:21PM1.42m | 00:54AM1.02m | 1:26PM1.41m | 2:17AM0.95m | 2:40PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:44AM0.33m | 7:03PM0.35m | 6:39AM0.40m | 8:24PM0.36m | 7:48AM0.46m | 9:47PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 22 |
Feels °C | 15 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | NNE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 49 | 17 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 291 | 418 | 211 | 109 | 80 | 57 | 51 | 79 | 125 | 89 | 85 | 32 | 24 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | S 10 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 10 | NE 7 | S 14 | S 11 | S 7 | NE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 73 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 51 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 65 | 61 | 38 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 66 | 66 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 18 | ENE 10 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 9 | NE 7 | S 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | W 4 | — | ENE 7 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | NNW 2 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 38 | 38 | 47 | 7 | — | 21 | 1 | 9 | — | — | 1 | 12 | 45 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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