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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 3 pm Tuesday 23 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 22.4°C (Statistics for 23 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 21.7 °C max: 23.6 °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 22.4°C (Statistics for 23 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 21.7 °C max: 23.6 °C min: 20.0 °C)
How big are the waves at Butterbox today?
The current surf forecast for Butterbox at 5PM is: 1.1m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Butterbox. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
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| 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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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| Energy (?) | 45 | 31 | 82 | 90 | 36 | 55 | 55 | 47 | 31 | 94 | 65 | 179 | 708 | 1057 | 1021 | 537 | 313 | 763 | 875 | 639 | 783 | 1109 | 1227 | 1249 | 979 | 1768 | 1768 | 1324 | 1011 | 914 | 773 | 686 | 524 | 441 | 374 | 308 | 296 | 240 | 235 | 188 | 141 | 135 | 106 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 73 | 73 | 96 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 98 | 72 | 94 | 101 | 83 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 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 | 10:20PM 1.49 | 11:07AM 1.00 | 11:06PM 1.46 | 12:06PM 0.96 | 12:01AM 1.43 | 1:17PM 0.95 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 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 | 5:11AM 0.25 | 4:29PM 0.45 | 6:06AM 0.27 | 5:21PM 0.51 | 7:09AM 0.28 | 6:27PM 0.55 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:14 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
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