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Box Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
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Box Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Box Beach sea temperature is
21.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Box Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 3AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Box Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 18°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | |
1197 | 1156 | 887 | 741 | 718 | 711 | 698 | 615 | 592 | 640 | 208 | 237 | 240 | 240 | 247 | 296 | 303 | 277 | 286 | 321 | 312 | 236 | 204 | 210 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 4:14PM1.28m | 3:52AM1.44m | 4:59PM1.41m | 4:54AM1.46m | 5:42PM1.56m | 5:50AM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48PM0.74m | 10:30AM0.45m | 10:53PM0.64m | 11:14AM0.41m | 11:51PM0.52m | 11:57AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
1197 | 1156 | 887 | 209 | 196 | 141 | 138 | 138 | 100 | 100 | 164 | 133 | 133 | 130 | 127 | 100 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 50 | 48 | 64 | 79 | 60 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 26 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | E 10 | E 11 |
273 | 273 | 268 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 36 | 13 | 67 | 63 | 60 | 59 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 82 | 43 | 39 | 35 | 28 | 19 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | NE 9 | N 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | S 26 | S 25 | S 24 | S 23 | S 22 | S 20 | S 18 | S 17 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | — |
2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 41 | 37 | 68 | 56 | 93 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 9 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
— | — | — | 741 | 718 | 711 | 698 | 615 | 592 | 640 | 208 | 237 | 240 | 240 | 247 | 296 | 303 | 277 | 286 | 321 | 312 | 236 | 204 | 210 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 41 | 41 | 70 | 127 | 256 | 327 | 327 | 327 | 205 | 70 | 70 | 89 | 205 | 205 | 294 | 119 | 205 | 247 | 89 | 41 | 205 | 51 | 133 |
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