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Butterbox Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Sydney North Coast (39 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Butterbox surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 28 Mar 2025 AEDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast 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
24.4° C
(Which is 1.5°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: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (28 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Butterbox. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
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| Energy (?) | 51 | 63 | 66 | 64 | 77 | 93 | 75 | 97 | 113 | 127 | 126 | 139 | 176 | 340 | 342 | 709 | 891 | 1086 | 1112 | 1143 | 1783 | 3297 | 5244 | 5553 | 5346 | 5030 | 4738 | 4345 | 4554 | 5752 | 6356 | 5998 | 6718 | 6527 | 7635 | 6503 | 7002 | 8275 | 6164 | 4987 | 3840 | 3055 | 2376 | 1976 | 1541 | 1377 | 1087 | 898 | 793 | 906 | 763 | 744 | 566 | 551 | 449 | 449 | 366 | 336 | 250 | 239 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:01AM 1.60 | 8:40PM 1.46 | 8:49AM 1.59 | 9:21PM 1.56 | 9:37AM 1.54 | 10:03PM 1.64 | 10:26AM 1.43 | 10:46PM 1.66 | 11:18AM 1.30 | 11:33PM 1.65 | 12:14PM 1.16 | 12:24AM 1.58 | 1:17PM 1.03 | 1:23AM 1.50 | 2:33PM 0.95 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:28PM -0.00 | 2:39AM 0.13 | 3:07PM -0.01 | 3:30AM 0.06 | 3:46PM 0.03 | 4:21AM 0.03 | 4:26PM 0.10 | 5:15AM 0.04 | 5:07PM 0.20 | 6:12AM 0.10 | 5:52PM 0.31 | 7:16AM 0.17 | 6:43PM 0.43 | 8:28AM 0.25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 01 | Wednesday 02 | Thursday 03 | Friday 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 17 |
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