Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Butterbox today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Butterbox at 12AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Butterbox. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 227 | 212 | 115 | 98 | 78 | 77 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 39 | 57 | 66 | 58 | 60 | 196 | 172 | 208 | 197 | 214 | 220 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:14PM1.23m | 3:42AM0.90m | 3:21PM1.22m | 4:46AM0.96m | 4:24PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:30PM0.43m | 8:46AM0.64m | 10:29PM0.40m | 10:04AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 15 |
| kJ | 227 | 212 | 115 | 98 | 78 | 77 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 34 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 60 | 139 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | — |
| kJ | 22 | 37 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 12 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | E 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | — | S 16 | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 39 | 46 | 38 | 26 | — | 12 | 15 | 39 | 57 | 66 | 58 | — | 196 | 172 | 208 | 197 | 214 | 220 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 170 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 395 | 395 | 294 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 172 | 434 | 517 | 61 | 1 |
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