Overview

Butter Box is a kitesurf spot located on Sydney's northern beaches, near Long Reef, in New South Wales. This reef produces beautiful waves for kitesurfing in southeast and northeast winds. The spot is rocky and dangerous, reserved for expert riders. Access from Long Reef or Fishermans Bay. Watch out for rocks at low tide. Great ramps for jumping.

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Spot forecast for Butter Box

Sunrise 06:07 · Sunset 19:11

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 5.2 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 04:42 · 1 m Low tide 09:55 · 0.7 m High tide 16:23 · 1.3 m Low tide 23:17 · 0.4 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 05:32 · 1.1 m Low tide 11:02 · 0.6 m High tide 17:16 · 1.4 m Low tide 23:58 · 0.4 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 06:13 · 1.2 m Low tide 11:58 · 0.6 m High tide 18:03 · 1.4 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 00:35 · 0.3 m High tide 06:49 · 1.3 m Low tide 12:47 · 0.5 m High tide 18:48 · 1.4 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 01:09 · 0.3 m High tide 07:25 · 1.4 m Low tide 13:32 · 0.3 m High tide 19:33 · 1.4 m

Butter Box: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

321h

in January · 30.5 rideable days

The season runs from October to March, peaking in January: 26 rideable days a month and 321 hours of usable wind, at 25 °C. The low point is June, at 3 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 86%13-20 knots · 14%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 86% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is June, at 16 °C. The wettest month is May, with 176 mm.

Monthly averages: Butter Box

Monthly averages — Butter Box — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	30.5	321 h	26 °C	153 mm
February	25.0	215 h	26 °C	91 mm
March	25.0	210 h	25 °C	82 mm
April	15.5	101 h	23 °C	129 mm
May	10.5	75 h	19 °C	176 mm
June	3.0	18 h	16 °C	85 mm
July	9.0	59 h	16 °C	89 mm
August	15.0	90 h	18 °C	135 mm
September	18.5	115 h	22 °C	66 mm
October	24.5	188 h	23 °C	54 mm
November	23.0	202 h	25 °C	88 mm
December	29.0	250 h	26 °C	49 mm

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Technical details of Butter Box spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, S.

Depending on conditions: E, SE, SSE, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Expert

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NORTH HEAD8.1 kmsource Bureau of Meteorology Australia

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Additional stations

VK2RZ5.3 km

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WX20921.8 km

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Nearby spots

All spots: Nouvelle-Galles du Sud

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