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Box Head in Newcastle is an exposed point/Rivermouth break. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. Works best in offshore winds from the northeast. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell direction is from the south.The break here is a left hand point. Best around low tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Beware of rips, rocks and sharks.

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Overall Box Head Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Box Head:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Palm Beach Reef	2 mi
Second closest break	Palm Beach	3 mi
Third closest break	Kiddies Corner	4 mi
Fourth closest break	The Wedge	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Macmasters Point	6 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Box Head:
Closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	4829 mi
Second closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	4856 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4989 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	5045 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	5357 mi
Tide stations nearest to Box Head:
Closest tide station	Ettalong, Australia	2 mi
Second closest tide station	Little Patonga, Australia	5 mi
Third closest tide station	Pittwater, Australia	5 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Gosford, Australia	7 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Camp Cove, Australia	21 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Box Head:
Closest ski area	Selwyn Snowfields (Australia)	232 mi
Second closest ski area	Perisher (Australia)	259 mi
Third closest ski area	Charlotte Pass (Australia)	263 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Thredbo (Australia)	267 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Falls Creek (Australia)	325 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Box Head:
Closest city location	Booker Bay (Australia)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Ettalong Beach (Australia)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Ettalong (Australia)	2 mi
Fourth closest city location	Empire Bay (Australia)	3 mi
Fifth closest city location	Bensville (Australia)	4 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Box Head is Kingsford Smith International Airport (Sydney) Airport (SYD) in Australia, 47 km (29 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Box Head is Richmond Airport (RCM), also in Australia, 53 km (33 miles) away.
• Third is Sydney Bankstown Airport (BWU) in Australia, 54 km (34 miles) away.
• Camden Airport (CDU) in Australia is 82 km (51 miles) away.
• Canberra Airport (CBR), also in Australia is the fifth nearest airport to Box Head and is 278 km (173 miles) away.