Surf Forecast Surf Report

Butterbox surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 19 Apr 2025 AEST
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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
23.7° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Butterbox today?

The current surf forecast for Butterbox at 12PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (19 Apr)8ft (2.4m)12s
Evening (19 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

Table - waves today at Butterbox. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.1
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
1.2
S
1
S
1.6
S
2.4
ESE
2.5
ESE
3
ESE
2.3
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
2
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.4
SSE
1.3
S
Period(s) (?)12121212121211111111101010101099998881010106667888777889989888887777111111111277777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)2548210118031471115892378559352441534126022218813011999797658434231313010984164480744913617483462418399412493518398363404394330335336263256243178203163163163169363377298191161
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
NW
15
N
15
NNE
20
ENE
5
E
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
SW
15
S
20
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
N
40
SSW
45
S
40
S
35
SSW
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
ononononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:33PM
0.91
12:29AM
1.31
1:46PM
0.90
1:34AM
1.30
3:01PM
0.95
2:42AM
1.32
4:05PM
1.05
3:47AM
1.37
4:57PM
1.18
4:47AM
1.41
5:43PM
1.33
5:42AM
1.44
6:26PM
1.48
6:36AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:37AM
0.38
5:44PM
0.56
7:41AM
0.38
6:52PM
0.59
8:46AM
0.34
8:13PM
0.59
9:45AM
0.27
9:31PM
0.54
10:36AM
0.19
10:38PM
0.44
11:22AM
0.11
11:38PM
0.32
12:05PM
0.06
12:34AM
0.19
12:48PM
0.05
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunrise6:18-------6:20-------6:20-------6:20-------6:22-------6:22-------6:22-------6:24---
Sunset---5:28-------5:25-------5:24-------5:23-------5:22-------5:22-------5:21-------5:20
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C172326252322201918242725232221211921212221171819181820202020202020212121212120202021212120201917171718192019181716171717
Feels °C (?)152124232119171615212522212019201819202022161516151619191615161716171718191919202020202019201917171718202013111010121010
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